Jews try to reclaim prayer rights on Temple Mount

‘The status quo isn’t holy, it’s evil’

The Jewish visitors knew within seconds that they had entered hostile territory.

Scores of hooded Arab Muslim women, their faces covered, chanted a shrill chorus of Allah-u akbar (God is great) as wary policemen looked on.

A police officer used a video camera to film one woman who, holding the hand of a toddler carrying a toy gun, protested the newcomers’ arrival with particular vehemence.

The scene of the confrontation was the Al Aqsa Mosque complex, the most sensitive – and hotly contested – religious shrine in Jerusalem’s historic Old City, and known to Jews as the Temple Mount.

Such scenes have become increasingly common in recent months as radical Jewish groups – often backed by Right-wing Israeli politicians – have entered the site trying to claim worship rights in the face of opposition from Muslims, who insist it is rightfully and exclusively theirs.

http://www.wnd.com/2015/01/jews-try-to-reclaim-prayer-rights-on-temple-mount/

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *