> 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.
Israel would be treated as another North Korea.
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Israel is already treated like North Korea. Ever heard of the “Apartheid wall?” All Israel has to do is threaten to turn the power off in Gaza. Problem solved.