Why don’t they just blow up the mosque? That would make the metal detectors a moot point.
I agree. Blow it up and bring in bulldozers to clear the rubble so they can start building The Third Temple.
> Why don’t they just blow up the mosque? <
That could have been down when Israel took control of the site back in 1967, after the Six-Day War. Now it’s too late.
Back in 1967 Israel still had the support of most of the West. For various reasons that’s no longer true. If Israel were to blow up the mosque today, Israel would be treated as another North Korea.