Kerry: Temple Mount to receive round the clock surveillance, Jews will not pray there

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45. Cordoba is home to the Great Mosque.

The Hagia Sophia was an Orthodox Church. Currently Xians aren't allowed to pray there--the Turks are afraid that if this happens (like they could stop it) it'll somehow revert to what it was or there'll be a claim that might be pursued.

This is the same as with the Hagia Sophia. The same fear, the same sense of insecurity at humiliation, the same intolerance.

People aren't being killed because some Jews want to pray. People are being killed because of a symbol, because of a sense of violated superiority and humiliation.


Note that there's been a Muslim campaign to allow Muslims to pray there quietly. That's banned, last I heard. Last time that came up on DU--it's been years--the general view seemed to strongly tilt towards thinking this was intolerant and silent prayers can neither be stopped nor should be banned.

Then again, there's often an opinion that there are two standards--one for those we think are oppressed and another for those that are like us, the oppressors.