Posted on 07/30/2009 1:15:27 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian
More than 200 Jewish extremists have reportedly entered al-Aqsa Mosque, positioning themselves inside the holy site, allegedly to perform religious rituals.
According to a statement released by the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, the incursion was "significant". The foundation has called on Muslims, Arabs and all Palestinians to take action in support of the mosque.
The attack comes amidst Tisha B'Av, also known as "The Ninth of Av" -- a Jewish fasting day in commemoration of the destruction of the two Temples. The occasion falls on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, which usually coincides with late July or mid-August.
The First Temple was built by King Solomon and was considered the most sacred site in ancient Judaism. It was destroyed when the Babylonians pillaged Jerusalem (al-Quds) in 586 BCE.
According to Jewish accounts, the construction of the Second Temple was completed in 516 BCE on the site of the First Temple but was destroyed during the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
The destruction of the two Temples allegedly took place on the same day -- the ninth of Av -- but about 656 years apart.
The storming of al-Aqsa Mosque -- a holy site in the eyes of many Muslims -- has drawn anti-Israeli condemnation. Former Palestinian minister for al-Quds affairs, Hatem Abdel Qader, has warned that the Israeli government is "playing with fire" by allowing far-right Jewish groups to put the mosque in harm's way.
Abdel Qader resigned from his post last month after he censured the acting Palestinian Authority for neglecting al-Quds. He says the Salam Fayyad government refuses to uphold its commitments to the city, which is undergoing a difficult period.
According to Abdel Qader, the Palestinian Finance Ministry "contributes nothing to the effort to keep the residents on their land."
Interesting, given today’s discussion
This is from an Iranian news source...
I don’t know about you guys but this is hugh!
But when Muslim extremists storm the Church of the Nativity, damaging ancient and priceless artifacts, then hold the religious there hostage, they’re honorable freedom fighters.
Well, if this is true, this is really going to piss off the snorting muslim pigs.
Apocalypse Alert!!!
If they walked in through an open door, it could hardly be called storming... unless the author wanted to incite anger against the action which is in reality a protest against the Islamic theft of a Jewish holy site.
This is going to be a problem.
Just dynamite that stinking dome and be done with it.
Press TV is the official English-language outlet of the mullah regime.
So the Temple is rebuilt and there’s a big fight out at Megiddo. It’s not like it’s the end of the world.
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I checked Al Jazeera English and they had nothing on it.
The blood is supposed to reach up to the horses bridles... yuck...
I hope they blow it to hell!
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