Amman had no right to summon Israel’s ambassador to Jordan over supposed “violations” on the Temple Mount. The Hashemite Kingdom needs to be reminded that we Jews have worshipped there for over 3,000 years.
Dr. Mordechai Kedar, ISRAEL HAYOM
If I were Israel’s ambassador to Jordan, and I were called in for a dressing down over Israel’s actions on the Temple Mount and over Israelis ascending the site to mourn the destruction of the First and Second temples on the annual Jewish fasting day of Tisha B’Av, I would remind the official doing the dressing down that we Jews worshipped the one God at the temple that was located at the site over 3,000 years ago. Islam is only 1,409 years old.
I would remind the official that in classical Arabic, Jerusalem is referred to as Bayt al-Maqdis, meaning “temple,” and that this is further proof of the falsehood that prevails today among the people of the region, according to which a temple never existed on the site.
I would present to Amman’s envoy official Jordanian maps drawn prior to 1967, which have the words Mount Moriah written on the site of the Temple Mount, to its southeast the words Solomon’s Stables, its south, the Valley of Josaphat, to the east of the mount, the Tomb of Zechariah and the Tomb of Absalom are listed, and to its west, Mount Zion. I would show the official these maps, and then I would note the following Arabic proverb: “A liar needs a good memory.”
I would remind the official that while his country’s 1994 peace agreement with Israel afforded the Hashemite Kingdom special status on the Temple Mount, Amman was not made sovereign of the site, because the sole sovereign of the site is Israel.
I would further remind the official that the Palestinians, whose rights he is so concerned about, murdered Jordanian King Abdullah’s great-grandfather on the Temple Mount.
And finally, I would ask: “You claim eastern Jerusalem should be the ‘capital of Palestine.’ Why didn’t you establish such a state with its capital in eastern Jerusalem in the 19 years in which you illegally occupied Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, from 1948 to 1967?”
But alas, I am not Israel’s ambassador to Jordan, and I believe it is highly unlikely that an Israeli envoy to Amman would pose such questions. No wonder we are discounted and dressed down like a child for realizing our religious and historical rights.
@ Josephus:
Damn infernal Brits
@ Josephus:
Joe…For some reason, I was not able to take the Article from Arutz 7, no matter how I tried. I m a computer ignoramus. If YOU can do it, would you please let me know, and I would ask you to send them (it) on to me. Ted will give you my email address, when he sees this post, ….if you ask him.
I regard them as being very important, and very good reading too. Thank you.
@ Josephus:
Joe, ALL the answers are in the Op-Ed by Dr. Alex Grobman, published in Arutz 7 entitled … “THE GREAT ARAB REVOLT FAILED TO MATERIALISE”…. It is so full of pertinent and most interesting information that it cannot fail to convince you as to how it all happened. It is in 9 parts and the 5th was printed today. It also gives a link to the past installments.
I have seen several of the “quotes” in relevant books that I myself own to which he gives full credit. All of his references are from first class publications by experts.
I just looked at it on Arutz, and saw that it had been pulled from the 4 circular inserts that show the op-eds, but is at the RH side of the line of articles below the major headline. . I intend to transfer the whole 9 sections to my own files for permanent reference. They go far, far deeper into the subject than anything ive ever read before ….and that is saying a LOT.
One can NEVER know too much about the REAL circumstances, which present situation resulted from an original farce, basically…….propaganda, imagination, fantasy and lies that all Arabs are noted for.
In fact two of the quotes were also posted here a few years ago by me, deeming it pertinent to our discussion of the time…
And NO need to paraphrase a well known, fictitious “quote” from the Christian testament which itself is as full of forgery, myth and lies as any Arab endeavour.
How did a Saudi Hashemite Ruler, with no connection to this land, emerge in Palestine? A: 30 barrels of oil.
From Today’s Arutz Sheva:
I think it is high time that Israel – As the Sages use to say “be a man”. I suggest Israel open the Temple Mount to the World – to the whole world. Any human being that wants to peaceably go up to pray to God should be allowed to. Any person or group who does not want to go in peace should be barred / banned from going to the temple Mount area. All people of all nations will one day come to the Mount of God. Why not start now?
In today’s Jerusalem Post. Apparently, some senior Israel officials are reading and taking seriously the suggestions of Israpundit readers.
Israel needs to summon the Jordanian ambassador regarding the disgrace at Kever Aharon
Now if we only had a PM who fully recognized that it is we who are the sole sovereign on the Temple Mount.