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On terrorism, the agnostic writer, Martin Amis, wrote that he suspected "there exists on our planet a kind of human being who will become a Muslim in order to pursue suicide-mass murder", and added:

"I will never forget the look on the gatekeeper's face, at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, when I suggested, perhaps rather airily, that he skip some calendric prohibition and let me in anyway.

His expression, previously cordial and cold, became a mask; and the mask was saying that killing me, my wife, and my children was something for which he now had warrant."

NOTE---The most famous Islamic site in Jerusalem is the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as-Sakhrah). An impressive and beautiful edifice, the Dome of the Rock can be seen from all over Jerusalem. It is the crowning glory of the Haram es-Sharif ("Noble Sanctuary"), or Temple Mount.

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“NOTE-—The most famous Islamic site in Jerusalem is the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as-Sakhrah).”

Note on the Note: the Dome of the Rock was built as a tourist attraction complete with the Mohammad Ascension legend and remained so until the Caliph’s Court got restless again and returned to Amman ...