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Jerusalem: Violence feared over Mughrabi Bridge closing
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Published: 08.12.11, 14:33
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1. Ask me if I care ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (12.08.11)
.... about Arab and Moslem unhappiness. Isn't it high time we reclaimed the Temple Mount anyway? Let the Moslems build an ugly blue thing in Mecca or Medina. Jerusalem is supposed to be GOLDEN, and it belongs to the Jews. Nothing sensitive about that. Moslems who object, can leave Eretz Israel. Forever.
2. Comrade O'BlameO will not let it happen
J1 ,   Earth   (12.08.11)
3. walkway
colin   (12.08.11)
Why the municipality even waits for the idiotic muslims about the bridge. It is a danger t all that use it SAFTY FIRST AND FOREMOST What will bibi sya after it collapses and a tourist is killed ??????
4. not our problem
Dalia ,   Eretz Israel   (12.08.11)
So what?! Let the Muslims be unhappy about it. We can do whatever we want in our country!
5. Unhappy aggressors.
Gabe ,   Canada   (12.08.11)
They should get used to being a bunch of loosers, but will they ever learn ?
6. keep the bridge open, post a sign at your own risk
Israeli   (12.08.11)
if it collapses, they were warned. Of course then they will say that Israel was trying to kill the Palestinians with the bridge, etc. you can't win.
7. Moshe Dayan
Abraham Nachmias ,   Petach Tikva IL   (12.08.11)
It is Dayan's fault that we are living this situation. He ordered that the Temple Mount be left to Muslims, he ordered our flag not to be over the Patriarchs Tomb, he and Rabin asked the arabs that were fleeing Kalkilya to come back. This is the heritage we have from Labor party and it's political correctnes"
8. Bridge closure violence
Isaac ,   Beer Sheva, Israel   (12.08.11)
If you're joining this story only now, you should know that Israeli authorities have been trying to repair this bridge for several years. Why hasn't it been repaired yet? Well, the Moslems (and Arab countries) threatened violence if repairs were made. Go figure.
9. Reply to number one
Sonny fried ,   Skokie. USA   (12.08.11)
Amen
10. Middle Eastern Anti-Logic
Jake in Jerusalem ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.08.11)
This temporary walkway, which is about eight years old now, leads to the Mughrabi Gate, the only gate through which the Islamic Waqf allows infidel Jews and tourists to enter, and only at certain times and under piles of restrictions. (Why an Islamic authority and Jordan should control the most holy site in all of Judaism in Israel's capital city is another strange question.) The Waqf, together with Jordan and Egypt, WANT the bridge to collapse to prevent us infidels from entering. They will riot if it is fixed - but if it collapses, they will accuse Israel of failing to properly maintain a holy site (which they have stolen, incidentally). It's high time to kick out the Waqf squatters and return some honor and respect to Jewish Holy Places!!!
11. Bridge
Ralph ,   Israel   (12.08.11)
Your article is misleading. This bridge is not used by Muslim worshippers, they have numerous other entry points to the Temple Mount. This bridge is the only entry point for non muslims open for several hours a day and by the police.
12. Netanyahu
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (12.08.11)
If there was rule of law, Netanyahu would have rebuilt the dangerous Mugrabi bridge long ago. Any attempt by Arab rioters and foreign agents to stop this safety measure would have been met with YSM troops, arrests and deportations. Knowing this, the Arab rioters would have stayed at home. Instead, Netanyahu refuses to protect the rights of Jews and prefers to illegally abandons the Temple Mount.
13. Just an excuse for more violence !
Barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (12.08.11)
14. Let it collapse then
steve from raleigh   (12.08.11)
Who cares?
15. Waqf Hypocrisy
Yisrael ,   Jerusalem , ISRAEL   (12.08.11)
So, in conclusion, if we close down the bridge, there will be riots, and if we fix the bridge there will be riots. When, oh when, will we finally throw of the yoke of Diaspora and act like Jews in their homeland ? This is our land, but we are afraid of being sovereign here. How long will we bow and scrape to others ? Bibi, you're pathetic !
16. MOVE THE DAMNED TIN CAN TO MECCA OR GAZA.
Bad assed Jew. ,   United States   (12.08.11)
It's an abomination in Israel.
17. Invite moslem engineers to inspect the bridge
lemmings hotline ,   sd usa   (12.08.11)
or do they only know how to build weapons?
18. I don;t understand
Therational ,   London   (12.08.11)
Israeli, completly agree with you. Basically, if I understand well they want to shut it down because it is becoming very dangerous and want to rebuild it. I don't see the problem with that. They should be thanksfull instead of moaning all the time.
19. Replace it immediately of course
Gila ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.08.11)
Obviously it needs to be replaced immediately by a much bigger sounder structure. Also all people who wish to visit the Temple Mount should be able to enter by ANY of its entrances. As the Jewish people's holiest site, it is ridiculous to pander to threats of violence. No-one is stopping Muslims from continuing to go there and pray there.
20. itamar jews
alexi   (12.08.11)
I have told the haredi to take martial arts and go into the idf, no excuses. Now for itamar residents: Stop running to the police and idf. take martial arts and weapons training and when arabs enter illegally carrying weapons, shoot them in the legs-end of story. Stop running to the idf.
21. Stop the appeasement
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (12.08.11)
The Arabs are the only people that commit violence and then the police arrest their victims. Here is open incitement and we do nothing. Arrest the Arabs that incite - close the Temple Mount to Arabs - shoot anybody that commits terrorism. No more problems
22. If Israeli army can rip thousands of people out of their....
Jews ARRISE ,   Israel   (12.08.11)
homes.... Securing the area long enough to replace a bridge is simple. STOP using this stupidity as an excuse to keep Jews and Christians away from the Temple Mount.
23. King Solomon Temple Bridge
Alfredo ,   Raanana   (12.08.11)
Building this bridge is nobody's business but ours! Let them go ballistic. Jerusalem was built by King Solomon before anyone ever heard of Arabs, Muslims or Christians... So let's build it and call it the King Solomon Temple Bridge..
24. Agree with #17
Roger ,   Lima, USA   (12.08.11)
President Barack Obama has wanted the US citizens and NASA to recognize and celebrate the many accomplishments of muslims in contributing to the US space program. Perhaps he could ask these famous and skilled muslim engineers to go to Jerusalem and reconstruct a new walkway. Perhaps President Barack Obama could even use some of the TARP job stimulus funds to fund this effort. I am sure the President and Mrs. Clinton could publicize the reconciliatory efforts of the members of the religion of peace and their specific engineering skills in this effort.
25. Easy Solution
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (12.08.11)
Make all the Muslim instigators stay on the bridge, until it collapses under their weight Bye, bye problem bridge & a bunch of pests
26. Muslims only need the slightest .....
Malone ,   Hfx   (12.08.11)
....little thing to provoke them to violence.
27. leave it open and fix it at the same time..
shadoil ,   Jerusalem   (12.08.11)
don't give them an excuse to start up and do it together with them.
28. #20 and get arrested?
(12.08.11)
If a Jew tried to defend himself, the police and courts will be all over him.
29. Violence feared? That's what the police are for...
JEWISH LAWYER ,   NYC, USA   (12.08.11)
To keep the usual loonies from getting off their trolleys, POLICE MUST KEEP ORDER and not let arab anarchists get control of this situation... the POLICE will make sure!. JEWRUSALEM FOREVER!
30. Invite Obama to bridge at the bridge and declare publically
Be Wise ,   Israel   (12.08.11)
that there is NO WAY changing this bridge will effect anything on top of the Temple Mount. THEN take him for a walk inside the Western Wall Tunnels and show him all the other JEWISH holy sites and remnants... THIS IS A JEWISH CITY from time immorial. What Arabs are afraid of is that the TRUTH WILL GET OUT.
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