This morning, I was dismayed to read that there is speculation that under the Obama plan, the Temple Mount will be transferred to Arab-Moslem sovereignty.
Obama Plan: Temple Mount Under Arab-Muslim Sovereignty
The Middle East peace plan that United States President Barack Obama will unveil soon involves the creation of a Palestinian Authority state by 2011 and the transfer of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem [presumably including the Temple Mount – ed.] to Arab-Muslim sovereignty, Saudi newspaper Al-Ukaz has learned.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133050
When I read the above, I recalled what I had quoted in a previous post about when Jerusalem was not under Jewish sovereignty and speculated as to whether Jews would be allowed to visit their holy sites under the Obama peace plan.
"Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, when a Palestinian-Arab state failed to materialize, and the nascent state of Israel was invaded by Egypt and Jordan, Jerusalem was divided. The Western half of the New City became part of the new state of Israel, while the eastern half, along with the Old City, was annexed by Jordan. Jordan did not allow Jewish access to the Western Wall (known to non-Jews as the Wailing Wall) and Temple Mount, Judiasm's holiest sites, in the Old City. Jordan construced a slum within a few feet of the base of the Western Wall and used the area as a garbage dump, and converted some churches to mosques. …East Jerusalem was captured by the Israelis in the Six-day War of 1967, along with the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. Under Israel, members of all religions were largely granted access to their holy sites."
http://knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Jerusalem/
It seems I got my answer this evening when I read an article with the following headline.
Arab League Condemns Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
Click below to continue reading about Secretary-General Amr Moussa of the Arab League's criticism of Jews praying at the Temple Mount and his claim that it is a violation of international law.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/169924
The above words come on the heels of President Obama's greetings to Moslems all over at the start of Ramadan. He stated "These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings." So, as I understand it, tolerance means restricting others' religious practices. Now I get it.
That Obama sure mucks around with Israel!
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope Israel lobby groups start redefining their relationship with the Obama government and upping the ante on their policies (vice-versa is much more preferable -- although that might take a while seeing as Obama is still sitting in a high chair figuring out what the words "foreign policy" mean), because those so-called "Obama plans" are not in Israel's interests. Irrefutably so.