Israel Matzav

Jewish prayer days and Muslim prayer days at the Temple Mount?

As some of you might recall, I don't ascend the Temple Mount, because my rabbis don't allow it, but in light of the fact that Jews are constantly being excluded, Likud MK and Knesset Interior Committee Chairwoman Miri Regev has proposed having Jewish prayer days and Muslim prayer days on the Temple Mount, as is done with the Machpeila Cave in Hebron.

"We will allow Jews to visit the Mount, and we don't want to disturb Muslims who are praying. Why doesn't the police decide that if Muslims don't allow Jews to visit without disturbances, we'll have days for Jews to access the Mount and days for Muslims," Regev suggested.

MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL-Ta'al) said Jewish visitors disturb Muslim worshipers, but the "occupation is temporary and the government in east Jerusalem is temporary."

"The crusaders passed, the British passed, and so will the Israelis," he added.

Tibi also warned that any change in the current situation on the Temple Mount will be seen as "a declaration of war" and set off violence.

"You need to use your judgment and think about whether you want to spark a fire in the most sensitive place in the region. [Former prime minister] Ariel Sharon's stupid surprise visit [in 2000] was enough to set off an Intifada," he claimed.

Except that the intifada was planned and Sharon's visit didn't set it off....

Read the whole thing.

Labels: Ahmed Tibi, Miri Regev, Moshe Feiglin, Temple Mount

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:47 PM