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Sunday, April 09, 2023

Jordan's Foreign Ministry reiterates that the Temple Mount - and the Kotel - must be Judenrein

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement today saying that the holiest site in Judaism must never have Jews.The Ministry condemned the "storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Haram Al-Sharif." which it says "constitutes a violation of the historical and legal status quo existing in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and a violation of the sanctity of the holy...

The @NYTimes twists the facts about Al Aqsa this morning - and omits the most important one

This morning's New York Times article about the clashes at Al Aqsa mosque, written by Raja Abdulrahim and Patrick Kingsley, is filled with anti-Israel bias.And it does not mention the single most important fact that would change the entire complexion of the article.The Israeli police raided the most prominent holy site in Jerusalem early on Wednesday to detain scores...

Official Palestinian propaganda, edited to reflect the truth

The official Wafa news agency published this report in its English edition today.I have shown how the story would be marked up by any editor who was more interested in truth rather than anti-Israel propaganda.JERUSALEM, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli police this morning and since last night restricted entry of Muslim worshippers into Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s...

The West doesn't care when Muslims try to change the Temple Mount status quo

The Jordanian Waqf and Israeli authorities agreed that Muslims would not be allowed to stay overnight in the Al Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan - a ritual known as i'tikaaf - except on Friday and Saturday nights, and on the last ten days of Ramadan.Here's the Waqf's memo:When Israeli forces peacefully removed the Muslims who were in the mosque last Sunday night, there...

Do Palestinians have love for the "Ibrahimi Mosque" in Hebron, or hate for Jews?

The official Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that thousands of Muslims jammed the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the surrounding streets on Friday, the first Friday of Ramadan.It is one of the ten days of the year that Jews are banned from the sacred site, the second holiest site in Judaism. Wafa interviewed one of the worshipers, who explained why she came. "It is...

Intifada Intel: What the IDF Knew in July 2000 (Judean Rose)

Itamar Ben Gvir caused a furor when he visited the Temple Mount back in January. But not really. All the umbrage regarding his “provocation”—walking while Jewish—was manufactured by bored reporters who have nothing else to write about; by left-wing reporters who lust to smear Israel in print; by Hamas, the PA, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, and yes, the United States...

There is a relationship between Zionism and modern Islamic antisemitism

Former HRW head Ken Roth and other haters of Israel like to claim that antisemitic attacks by Muslims to Jews are often a response to Israel's actions, and therefore Israeli actions is partially responsible for those antisemitic attacks.There is a tiny grain of truth there, but the modern antisemites are looking at the issue from the wrong angle.We need to have a short overview...

Jordan trying to change the status quo on the Temple Mount

There was a brief international incident at the Temple Mount on Tuesday:Jordan’s ambassador to Israel visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Tuesday after earlier leaving the holy site in protest at being held up by police at the entrance, prompting a diplomatic protest from Amman.The Jordanian foreign ministry said it summoned Israel’s envoy Eitan Surkis after Ghassan Majali...

EU delegation storms the Temple Mount, seems to agree it should be Judenrein

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that a delegation from the EU visited the Temple Mount this morning, where they politely listened to anti-Israel and antisemitic propaganda spouted by the head of the Waqf, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib.The delegation included 35 representatives and consuls from the European Union. Al-Khatib "stressed the importance of their...

At least we now know what "status quo" means to the Biden administration

Earlier this week, after Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Temple Mount without incident, there was a very telling exchange at the daily State Department briefings:QUESTION: Just to cut to the chase on this, you talk about how you’re opposed to any unilateral actions and that you support – or oppose any effort to change the status quo. So do you believe that this visit alters the...

What really is the Temple Mount "status quo?" According to Arabs, whatever they claim it is

First photo of the Temple MountThe Arab Center in Washington, DC published a paper by Mounir Marjieh that described the "status quo" on the Temple Mount, and of course accused Israel of violating it.Marjieh's honesty is suspect from the start:Since the 19th century, the Al-Aqsa compound has been governed by a Status Quo arrangement, a modus vivendi that prevents discord...

The official Palestinian Wafa news agency reports:The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, decided to assign the Palestine Mission in New York to take immediate action in the United Nations and the Security Council to condemn and stop the attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque by members of the Israeli government and extremist groups, in a serious violation of the historical...

Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount is the definition of fake news - because nothing happened, but the players WANT drama

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount today to mark the Jewish observance of the 10th of Tevet fast day.He didn't even pray there, as far as I can tell from reports.He has visited the site before without incident. Other ministers have visited the site without incident. Between 50,000 and 60,000 Jews visited the Temple Mount in 2022, according...