Temple Mount will open to Jewish visitors next week, whether or not Waqf agrees

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[yonif]

Public Security Minister Hanegbi: Temple Mount will open to Jewish visitors next week, whether or not Waqf agrees (Army Radio)

[yonif]

Good.

[yonif]

Ping.

[goldstategop]

Its about time. I'm been asking for the last few years: why should Jews be held hostage to Arab terrorists and not be allowed on the place where our forefather Abraham was said by tradition to almost sacrifice his beloved son Issac? And which is the site of our two Temples? Only last week we remembered Tisha B'Av. I recall from the prayer book, "May the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days and in the lifetime of the Whole House Of Israel and let us say, 'Amen.'" May God's will be done.

[sirchtruth]

May God's will be done.

Speaking of God's will, do you have any or can you point to any info on the Temple Project?

[CalvaryJohn]

Didn't the Old Temple have a Court for the gentiles? I think the practice of Islam precludes this nicety for non-Muslims. What a contrast, eh?

[agrace]

You really think it will happen? I'll believe it when I see it. It's been said too many times only to cancel at the last minute.

[yonif]

Aug. 11, 2003
Jerusalem Post
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS



Internal Security Minister Tzhai Hanegbi said Monday that Jerusalem's Temple Mount would be reopened to Jewish and Christian visitors by next week with or without the agreement of the Islamic Wakf.

"This was the last week that we are waiting for an agreement. We hope by week's end there will be an agreement, but if not we will not wait any longer," Hanegbi said at a special Knesset committee meeting dealing with the ongoing closure of the Temple Mount to non - Muslim visitors.

The mount, which had been closed to Jewish and Christian visitors for nearly three years now, was briefly opened in June, only to be closed again last month amidst concerns over renewed Palestinian violence at the site.

Hanegbi said that he is hopeful that officials form the Islamic Wakf, which administers the site, will agree to the reentry of all visitors to the contested holy site, but if not Israel would unilaterally open the site and restore the status quo that has been in place for nearly three decades until the outbreak of violence in September 2000.

"We are going back to the situation that existed (pre-September 2000) with or without agreement, Hanegbi said. The Knesset discussion came in the wake of police's refusal to allow legislators to ascend the Mount last week, Tisha B'av, the day marking the destruction of the two ancient Jewish temples at the site.

At the discussion Monday afternoon Jerusalem police chief Mickey Levy said that had Knesset legislators entered the Mount that day "there was an almost certain danger" that violence would break out at the site, which he said might possibly have spread to other regions in Israel.

Fearing renewed Palestinian violence police had barred non-Muslims from entering the Temple Mount since Ariel Sharon's visit in September 2000. With the exception of the recent reopening in June the 34 months since is the longest time the site has been off limits to non-Muslims since the 1967 Six Day War.

[agrace]

Good news then, thank you for posting more info.

[ravingnutter]

Here you go: TempleMount.org

It has the history and a link to the latest news.

[ravingnutter]

Also, here is a link to TheTempleMountFaithful.org

Although this one has apparently not been updated since May from what I can see, the other link is more current(Aug 06 update).

[sirchtruth]

'preeshate those links!

[white trash redneck]

I'd only open the Temple Mount to Muslims when Mecca is opened to Jews and Christians.

[dennisw]

Make it so! Blow their little Muslim minds.

[dennisw]

Temple Mount would be reopened to Jewish and Christian visitors by next week with or without the agreement of the Islamic Wakf........

Oh those wild and crazy Muslims and their wacky Wakf. A more friendly and fun loving bunch you will never find.

[Sender]

Fortunately, God's will WILL be done, whether or not the Waqf (or anyone else) agrees.

[Nachum]

The only temple mount visitor I'd be interested in would be Moshiach. After that, the Cohen Gadol.

[cardinal4]

Bout time. Refresh my memory, How long has it been closed to visitors? Since 2000?

[Guillermo]

Jerusalem is the center of the earth, and the Temple Mount is the center of Jerusalem.

I'd love to be able to go on the site.

[yonif]

Bout time. Refresh my memory, How long has it been closed to visitors? Since 2000?

Since 2000, no Jews have been allowed in because of security. Regarding the Waqf making decisions on when to allow Jews in - that began in 1967, when the temple mount was liberated by Israel, I believe.

[dennisw]

Jerusalem is the center of the earth, and the Temple Mount is the center of Jerusalem.......


That's my belief too. The site of the former and future Hebrew Temple is also the strongest power vortex on earth... or near the top of the list.