Israel MPs mull Jewish prayer at al-Aqsa site

[King_David]

Arab-Israeli MPs were ejected from an Israeli parliamentary meeting as they protested against a plan to allow Jews to pray in the compound containing the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

An Israeli parliamentary committee held a heated debate on Monday on whether to begin allowing Jews to pray in the compound – known as Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims.

But there was no outcome of the Knesset internal affairs committee's hearing, which was repeatedly disrupted by Arab MPs who were eventually ejected from the room.

The Israeli deputy religious affairs minister, Eli Ben-Dahan of the far-right Jewish Home party, said his ministry was seeking legal ways to enable Jews to pray at the site, which is administered by Islamic authorities.

Ben-Dahan, himself a rabbi, said they had approached the chief rabbinate, which is opposed to Jewish prayer in the compound, but had not yet received an answer.

He stressed that "if anyone expects me to go contrary to the stance of the chief rabbis of Israel -- that won't happen".

'Third intifada' warning

Arab MPs warned that enabling Jewish prayer in the compound would spark "a third intifada", or Palestinian uprising.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/11/israel-mps-mull-jewish-prayer-at-al-aqsa-site-201311413318362256.html

[delrem]

1. I think everyone on Earth should be free to pray wherever they please. nt

[sabbat hunter]

2. what an incredibly

stupid idea by the jewish home party.

[Israeli]

3. its not stupid sabbat hunter....

their timing is perfect ......

http://adam-keller2.blogspot.co.il/2013/11/small-sparks.html

" It is small sparks which can start a great fire. "

and here ....

" Member of Knesset Michal Rozin of the Meretz party was appalled over a call for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount. "This is a perverse attempt and cynical use of religion and political measures aimed at putting spokes in the wheels of the peace process," said MK Rozin. She was responding to an earlier statement by MK Miri Regev of the Likud Party who said it was biased to ban Jewish prayer at the ancient holy site. "I do not understand why a Jew is not allowed to pray in their most sacred place, the Temple Mount," she told a Knesset committee on Wednesday. MK Rozin responded that MK Regev's proposal would stir up animosity with the Muslims who currently control the site and forbid any non-Muslim prayer. .

She also complained that the government continues to push what is referred to as the "two state solution." In such a final solution, it may be possible that the Temple Mount and other areas located in Jerusalem's Old City would fall under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority. Thus for a member of the ruling Likud party calling for more Jewish freedoms in the area could run counter to a future redistricting of neighborhoods. "

Source: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/266503

[shaayecanaan]

4. They have no real idea where either the first or second temple stood anyway...

there is an assumption amongst some Jews that the rock within the Dome of the Rock is the same rock that was the foundation stone in the Second Temple. But that is simply an assumption with not much to back it up.

Most archaeologists place the temple as being either north of the Dome site or to the south.

[sabbat hunter]

7. I think you are more referring to

the inner courtyard/holy of holies.

The temple mount itself had several areas, even before it was greatly expanded and renovated by Herod.
What was really amazing that during the whole construction, the temple was able to continue all of its normal activities.


I for one would love to see a true archeological dig beneath the temple mount to see what is there. It probably is a treasure trove of items from the time of the return from Babylon thru at least the crusades.

But I digress. Israelis need to stop voting for the far right wing parties and religious parties, vote for the parties that will actually bring a lasting peace (or at least are willing to negotiate for one).

Kadima, Labor, Meretz, Hatnuah should form an alliance during the next election as a new Fusion party, put aside any differences they have on economic issues and concentrate on the peace process and other social issues that they can agree upon. if they did so, they could be a powerful force.

[shaayecanaan]

8. No I'm not...

I am referring to the temple itself, which contained the holy of holies, the altar, the court of women, etc.

The building was probably located to the south of where the Dome of the Rock is commonly located, although some say the north.

The temple mount is not the temple, and most of the area of the mount had no religious significance whatsoever. Most of it was given over to markets and a currency exchange.

[delrem]

5. I'll add to that, the fact that prayer to god ought not be a political statement.

[oberliner]

6. Whew

Almost looked like you were siding with the Jewish Home folks with your first response!