Jews Barred from Cairo's Maimonides Synagogue

Arutz Sheva ^ | -- | Hana Levi Julian

[SJackson]

(IsraelNN.com) The Egyptian government has announced that it will not allow Jews to pray in Cairo's newly-restored Maimonides Synagogue, in retaliation for Israel's security response to Arab rioting on the Temple Mount.

“The Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of the heritage of the Palestinian Arabs and Israel is not entitled to block them from it,” said Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.

A Qatari newspaper quoted Hawass in a telephone interview late last week as saying the Maimonides Synagogue would be treated an an Egyptian antiquity, not a Jewish house of worship.

Nor will he allow the Egyptian Jewish community to administer the site – a direct response, he said, to the “provocative practices carried out by the Jews in their celebration which was held in the temple.” Hawass was referring to the wine served at the opening of the synagogue and the joyous dancing with which the celebration was carried out – both practices which he said were offensive to a billion Muslims.

The report “confirmed the temple will not be delivered to the Jewish community in Egypt in any way,” with Hawass stressing that “he would not allow any Jew to pray in the temple, and would not allow any Israeli to pray in the temple.”

[SJackson]

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[NordP]

What a bunch of jerks!

[left that other site]

That’s it! Dr Hawass is off my list of decent individuals!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

I am sure Obama will appreciate this new round of Anti-Semitism.....

[clee1]

I used to have some respect for Hawass...

[missnry]

OK DEAL! You get the Egyptian Synagogue and Israel gets ALL the Temple Mount!

[null and void]

Coming soon, a poorly guided muslim nuke will polish al ax-qwah off of the Temple Mount, clearing the way to rebuild the Temple.

[SeminoleSoldier]

Well if that’s how the ragheads want to play I guess we should retaliate against arabs here for 9/11, the USS Cole bombing, the slaughter of Christians in Sudan, Nigeria, Egypt, every country with more than a tiny minority of mohammedeans, the embassy bombings, the beheading of Daniel Pearl, etc., etc.,

[Sender]

Is there any practice which doesn’t offend a billion Muslims? Sheesh.

[Sender]

They were offended by “joyous dancing” at the opening of the synagogue? How then should I feel about thousands of Palestinians and Egyptians throwing candy and dancing in the streets on 9/11? That really pisses me off in a personal way. They deserve nothing.

[blasater1960]

So I guess this also means that the Egyptians are okay with their savage brethren throwing rocks down on the Jewish worshipers from the Temple Mount.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Fiddlstix]

......referring to the wine served at the opening of the synagogue and the joyous dancing with which the celebration was carried out – both practices which he said were offensive to a billion Muslims.

Somebody tell me please what is not offensive to muslims.
I'd really like to know.

[colorado tanker]

Just HawAss playing true to his character.

[SunkenCiv]

/bingo