If the Israelis dig the Muslims will attack synagogues. If the Israelis don't dig the Muslims will-

attack synagogues.

Posted by: JadeDragoness at February 7, 2007 1:29 PM

"near the Temple Mount.."
-- from the article above

What absolute nonsense. Look at a map of where the digging is going on. Look how far it is from Temple Mount. If anything were to be structurally threatened, it would not be Temple Mount but rather the Western Wall. But of course neither is.

The same cannot be said for the horrific archeological damage being done by the Arabs digging in and around Solomon's Stables, destroying whatever they can that is identifiable as Jewish, just as they so often did and do with ancient Christian churches (look at the experience of the British archeologist Katheleen Kenyon, booted out of Jordan decades ago because of all the evidence of Christian sites she was unearthing; look at what happened to the Italian archeological expedition kicked out of Syria because of what was discovered at Ebla).

Everything upside-down and topsy-turvy. Yet it is reportred, without comment, by reporters who know nothing and, what's more, refuse to do the simplest homework.

Posted by: Hugh at February 7, 2007 1:55 PM

I can understand that Muslims think this is some kind of evil Jew plot, but lets be realistic for one moment, without a safe walkway your either to have to climb the Wailing Wall or walk over some other Jewish site, and the next thing you know the Jews will be bombing Muslim mosques.......or not.

Posted by: Mohammed the Barbarian at February 7, 2007 1:56 PM

Any excuse can be used...

There is no point trying to rationalize it. They need to put this on the SAT. :)

Which one does NOT fit the statement below used by mainstream muslim groups...

"Jihad group threatens to attack "X" over "Y"

(a) X = Israel, Y = existing
(b) X = Americans, Y = bad morals
(c) X = Americans, Y = Christian morals
(d) X = Robert Spencer, Y = quotes from the Quran used in his book "The Truth about Mohammed"
(e) X = injustice, Y = abuse of non-muslims

Posted by: greatcometof1577 at February 7, 2007 2:38 PM

I wish Israel would just get serious and do it right.

Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at February 7, 2007 2:48 PM

Agreed, APOBH. In a more confident, rational, and civilized world, Israel would simply state that if synagogues are attacked, the affront-to-God that disgraces the Temple Mount will be leveled.

Posted by: Infidel33 at February 7, 2007 2:51 PM

The construction of a road near the mosque is being used as a pretext for murder and mayhem. What better rallying cry than the infidels are soiling the "noble sanctuary" whatever the hell "noble sanctuary" means. Moslems are always loose with the facts. The fact that it is constructed elsewhere and not really near the mosque is immaterial. The fact that the photos indicate it is not being built on the site, is a technical insignificant detail.

Posted by: David England at February 7, 2007 2:56 PM

That is why the powers behind this are inflaming the situation to turn it into a religious war. In knowing the stupidity of Muslims though, they are easily manipulated as their first response is always outrage.
The factors trying to gain complete control over the Temple Mount in Europe though are expecting a "please do" attack Synagogues response. The images of blown up Jewish houses of worship will conjure images of the Nazi "crystal night".
World opinion will then be on the Olmert cabal's side and as Patton said, "Well you get up close and no one really knows who starts the shooting".

I would bet on the Judean state though as several Iranian nukes compared to 200 Israeli is kind of a given who will win....and as conventional missiles fly....well "accidents" do happen and the mosques on Temple Mount might just get blown to rubble.

In all of that horror, of course the world will want to build a monument to a forever peace.....might even call it an international Temple of Peace for all peoples....administered by the Jews, controlled by the Vatican and having Muslim janitors.

So attack away you Muslim twits.......you are taking the bait and will loose once again. Perhaps it is why Islam was chosen for this indoctrination of violence as the powers who are fomenting this knew from history this would happen.

Posted by: Lame Cherry at February 7, 2007 3:11 PM

....Maybe he is afraid the Jews will discover some ancient testimony to the early times that would be harmful to Islam.....

or

.....Maybe he is afraid the Jews will dig up his hidden stash of explosives and weapons......or discover their best hidden tunnel....

Posted by: exsgtbrown at February 7, 2007 3:11 PM

Why can't they just write a letter to a newspaper like normal people do when they want to voice their concern over a matter.

Posted by: Celsius at February 7, 2007 3:15 PM

Lame_Cherry, I believe the pharmacy has your meds ready now.

Posted by: Infidel33 at February 7, 2007 3:21 PM

The TEMPLE MOUNT problem is about covering up they don't want you to know what is there.
This also applies to Mt Ararat in Turkey, the with the Pyramids you need permission for new clues of the past, the rock of Herob Exodus 17 (also known as Mt. Sinai and called Mt. Horeb) that has the split where Moses used his staff to get water for his people is now off limits again Arab rules. A documentary filmmaker went there and found scorched fired stones like the fire that Moses and was recorded in the Bible. There is one living tree near there said to be aged 4000 years also captured and analysed on video.

Archaeology in the Middle East is harder than you think. Recent evidence shows exactly as the Bible describes certain places and architecture. Leaving Muslims to look into history is not the brightest idea; they are known to throw away evidence that they them selves are ignorant of. Recently some worth while evidence was found in a tip by lack of knowledge or purposely done who knows.
Also in the past the Muslims have destroyed giant tombs that the Bible describes of Giants the hybrid race after Noah’s flood also, Buddhist history, The Alexandria library, the smooth stones on the surface of the pyramids that told why the pyramids were there was used as mosaic tiles to build Mosques apparently. History shows that what does not fit into Islam will be covered up or destroyed a bit like Western history of a Christian society eroded by complaints to have crosses down in schools and grave yards that again Muslims not Hindus or Buddhists make such a fuss about.

You think the USA or Russia cover up about UFO's then don't expect this side of the world to be any different it has been going on for a long time and Islam just added to the cover up which probably allowed UfO alien claims to take a foot hold and add doubt to Western Christian growth of faith.

Evidence may one day pull Islam down Islam’s claim and that is what they are afraid of where, as Archaeology has only helped Biblical History more than anyone.

Posted by: jesusisthelamb at February 7, 2007 3:21 PM

Why does not my writing flow even when I read it bad I see too many start and stops, makes a hard read sorry people.

Anyway once the Aladdin’s top is off and a Jewish
Synagogue built it would be the sign Christians have been waiting for the end of ages. Right now this Muslim mosque is doing us a favour- more of God's elect Christian and Jews will be born into this world. I guess God has profited from allowing Islam to take place if one of the signs being a 3rd and last, even so false synagogue will be built (as the anti-Christ will claim it's his) as an end time sign. This of course means Israel being on the Map again.

So by God allowing Islam's foothold and stretching Biblical prophecy to a later time only help numbered the amount of God's children on earth for him to choose from. Never has there been Billions of people on this planet so in keeping the Aladdin’s cap on the Genie in place on Temple Mount the hidden real profit in extending the time line of man is having more people of today are being born to Christ. But it's not all good there have been much suffering for man in this time span but God has more souls to save than he ever did 2000 years ago. Mankind has never really been established untill all areas of the earth has been populated as God intended.

Hope it makes sense even if it's from a Biblical view point that is mine but seems to make sense.

Posted by: jesusisthelamb at February 7, 2007 3:46 PM

Presumably you want to know what is the truth about World Affairs?
You don't want to hold a mistaken opinion or be deceived?
And if the truth was different to your current views you'd still be noble enough to accept it?

Only Allah can help you, not me.
Whomsoever Allah guides, none can mislead, and whomsoever Allah misleads, none can guide.
If you want to know what is really going on, take a shower (be clean) and humbly and sincerely ask Allah to reveal the truth to you.
After all, if He didn't exist, no harm in asking.
And if you assume He does, it's really important to find out what the truth is isn't it?
And if you want to keep your opinion whatever the truth is, then no amount of explaining will change your mind.
I have to go insha'Allah.
Peace be upon you all, and especially ZK.

Posted by: maryam at February 7, 2007 4:20 PM

Excellent point, s_sgt7. Learning the Truth about Mohammad is such an important step in seeing Islam for what it really is -- a religion of Lies, Deception, Murder and Control.

Jerusalem belongs to the Jews, and they have been MORE than gracious to the Muslims over the years, and the Jews have every right to move ahead with these plans.

This headline is a prime example of how selfish/greedy/destructive Muslims can be if they don't get their way. Like spoiled children, they just need to grow up!

maryam -- your post didn't make a lick of sense. What are you on?

Posted by: champ at February 7, 2007 4:38 PM

s_sgt7,

So, it is a-ok for the muslims to go into our (Christian and Jewish, and others too) lands, but the reverse is not acceptable?

You've summed up our dilemma perfectly. Once a land has become part of dar-al-islam, there's no going back. Dar-al-harb is open to all Muslims.

Why is that so?

Because they tell us and because they have no qualms and no doubt about what they do. Human introspection doesn't fit into the doctrine of Islam.

Why is it just ignored like it didn't happen?

Facing the threat would require us to battle it and preserve our heritage, but that's hard work. Best to pretend everything's okay. We think if we just love them then someday they'll love us back. We think we are strong because we have better things to do than fight. It is hubris, but it's easier than facing the truth.

Posted by: PMK at February 7, 2007 4:56 PM

derka, derka, derka, jihad, mohammed, jihad, jihad, allahu ackbar! allahuackbar! allahuackbahr!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAVEfUzkG20

Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at February 7, 2007 5:00 PM

AP
Feb 7, 9:10 AM EST

Iranian Urges Action Vs. Holy Site Work

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday called on Islamic nations to retaliate against Israel for its construction work at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, state TV reported.

"The world of Islam should show a serious reaction to the Zionist regime's insult to Al-Aqsa Mosque," the report quoted Khamenei as saying during a meeting with Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, the leader of Islamic Jihad in Palestine, a hard-line Palestinian group based in Damascus.

Khamenei did not say what sort of response he intended, but he said the Islamic world should make Israel "regret" what it is doing.

[...]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAN_AL_AQSA_MOSQUE?SITE=NYNSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

No surprises here.

Posted by: Malinois at February 7, 2007 6:10 PM

I must admit I am losing my faith in the will of Israel to continue to exist. For a long time I couldn't quite understand why they aren't hitting back like they used to. Sometimes they don't hit back at all. Like other Westerners, they just seem to stand and take the muslim abuse with good humor). Gradually, however, I have come to understand the reason. Israel, like everybody else in the Western world, has been struck by weird plague of political correctness. They are actually afraid of hitting back for fear of being called names by the silly, suicidal liberal fools of Western academia and socialism. If anyone needs a rapid cure of this illness, it is Israel. We in America and elsewhere at least have the luxury of large population, time and vast tracts of land. We can afford a greater period to "wake up and smell the coffee" and, if sadly need be, stomach more casualties to wake us up. Israel, on the other hand, cannot afford to sacrifice land, people, or time. It has precious little of any of these things. If it is to survive, it must stop worrying about what the liberal twits thousands of miles away are going to say about them and get it's old mettle back rapidly. It's very survival may depend on it and, if it falls, we are going to lose a powerful and critically essential ally in this war.

Posted by: A.I. Steamroller at February 7, 2007 6:52 PM

M.iserable
U.ncivilized
S.avage
L.owlife
I.gnorant
M.orons

Posted by: jewdog at February 7, 2007 6:56 PM

One day it will be the enemies of Israel who will regret what they are saying and doing.

Posted by: callmeinfidel at February 7, 2007 7:00 PM

Hypocrisy. This applies to more than this instance, obviously.

Years ago, while attending college, there was a fellow that was - I am not making this up - attending to become a chemical engineer at the behest of the PLO. Some of my friends and I referred to him as "Mike, our Palestinian Terrorist Friend."

Whenever I wanted a good laugh, I would ask him about that pesky problem of Israel. His response was always a version of "Israel has nothing!" This even came when I asked about how the Israelis were forcibly removed from their own land at the dawn of recorded history, well before that nutjob Mo came along.

So, for those that are idiots, or apologists, or both, these hypocritical stories, lies, and lines have immense value. They are heard with open ears and open hearts. Anything that is contrary to the statement must be a lie, and even when evidence and facts disprove them, they hold steadfast.

Until the world's common sense wakes up, or increases, or develops, or whatever it needs to do, this will continue ad infinitum.

Hypocrites... I don't know if they are worse than Socialists or not, but I find that they often are one in the same.

- recalled

Posted by: recalled at February 7, 2007 7:06 PM

either Israel starts fighting and destroy the mosques in Israel or die.......

Israel get it started.............you have the support of most of the America except the far left which is not many.

war is coming........prepare be armed be ready.

God bless America, Israel, England, Canada, Australia, Darfur and our Fighting Forces across the world.

The Texican.
God Family America Freedom the only choice at any cost.

Posted by: Texican at February 7, 2007 7:08 PM

Threats, always threats from those who are weak and impotent.

Removing the mosques from the Temple Mount would solve this problem. Israel could have done it after it took it back from the "Jordanians," but Moshe Dayan graciously allowed the Moslems to keep the crap they had built on the Temple Mount (misguided "nobility"). That was big mistake, as is any graciousness towards these bottom-dwellers.

Whenever these creepy crawlers threaten, too many of the non-polluted (non-Islamic) world becomes alarmed. They want us (the non-polluted world) to be afraid of what they will do. They like to be seen as crazies, unpredictable out-of-control, to paralyze us with fear.

The antidote? There was a scene in the first Indiana Jones movie where a guy with cloth wrapped around his head wielding a sword looks as fierce as he could, whirling the sword about, going into all sort of contortions to frighten Harrison Ford.

Ford (Indiana Jones), who usually uses a whip to disarm assailants, pulls a revolver and shoots the sword-wielding idiot dead.

Posted by: unicorns62000 at February 7, 2007 7:17 PM

These muslims like to put threats into their perspective, like "the mother of all battles" "the mother of all wars" the mother of this the mother of that, well i have a saying they might want to think about after we took over 2 countries and have a crosshair on a third.
" WHOS YOUR DADDY"

Posted by: OLD SARGE at February 7, 2007 7:28 PM

Peace be upon you all, and especially ZK.
Posted by: maryam

maryam you sound like a typical brainwashed muslim, we in the West can read, and understand islam to be evil cult of death. your god and his evil man muhammud want to kill all non muslims, so you stick that where the sun dont shine, peace be up yours

Posted by: ZenaWarriorPrincess at February 7, 2007 7:46 PM

My dear Hugh,

I have been wondering about your identity for some time now. My girlfriend has the crazy idea that you (and Marisol) are actually Robert Spencer. I told her that simply could not be. She insists.

Could you please direct me to a photograph of you to settle this matter once and for all? I think more than a few of us would like to know what you look like. Such a wordsmith as yourself should be recognized.

Thanks, Hugh.

Posted by: Princess Shayla at February 7, 2007 7:49 PM

My words exactly Zena!

Posted by: Elizabeth Garrison at February 7, 2007 7:51 PM

Hey Hugh -- sounds like someone has a crush on you!

Posted by: champ at February 7, 2007 7:58 PM

"My girlfriend has the crazy idea that you (and Marisol) are actually Robert Spencer."
-- from a posting above

Yes, I have that feeling too. One of these days I'm going to confront Robert with my suspicions.

But just on the off-chance that I am not one of his multiple personalities (he did tell you about that little problem of his, didn't he?), would you care to meet me, that not impossible me, under the Biltmore Clock? For further details, google "under the Biltmore Clock" and "Jihad Watch" and we'll take it from there. You know: An Affair To Remember.

Posted by: Hugh at February 7, 2007 8:28 PM

"Hey Hugh -- sounds like someone has a crush on you!"

Don't want to be rude to Hugh, but I have a crush on Robert. Something about black beards and bifocals turns me on!

P.S. I look alot like Britney Spears.

Posted by: Brittney S. at February 7, 2007 8:31 PM

By- s_sgt7:
jesusisthelamb, just do some reading on the history of Mohammed and Islam. You will find he wasn't a Jew or Christian - but an illiterate pagan.

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I know this already I have done my research too and the only connection Temple Mount has to Muhhamad is a dream and the location is still dubious if not just a guess and the 3rd holiest site for Mulsims and all of Jeruselem is the holiest site for Jews and Christians.

================================================
BY maryam:
Whomsoever Allah guides, none can mislead, and whomsoever Allah misleads, none can guide

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Not to take personally:
I have faith in my religion of Christ, I have had more answers and signs at my disposable in believing in Christ and testing if what I receive is from God or other as the Bible suggests to test. People around the world who are Christians see the dramatic change in their spirits with Christ and we all have reacted the same way but each taking our own spiritual paths of change with the same effect whether it be opening your eyes or freeing your soul or more.

I would not rule out God connecting with other believers if they had not recognised him by name as I believe God being fair will help the misguided as Jesus did. We all sense God and I think if you look at the gifts of the spirit Christian society has produced more answers in the West's progress than the Islamic progress. Einstein was a Jew and many Jews have great gifts considering how few there are. And yet America is accused to be the puppets of this Minority group that Muhammad so often denounces Jews as pigs and stupid as race, which is Cleary opposite. As the Old Testament denounces Ishmael's bloodline to be like donkeys by nature and being a brother that will cause future problems for Isaac’s and Jacobs line has been evident to this day. To me that sounds harsh but there was a problem then and obviously still is that nature of Ishmael who mocks others and the Koran has not stop in how it sounds about tolerating others who are not Muslim and mocking other religions.

Posted by: jesusisthelamb at February 7, 2007 8:44 PM

Sounds like a valentine is appropriate here.
http://www.thenoseonyourface.com/the_nose_on_your_face/2007/02/islamic_rage_bo.html

Posted by: Carolyn2 at February 7, 2007 8:46 PM

Well, it's amazing, those who want to live in the past against those who live for the future. There's an immorality here, and no one wants to admit it. Has anybody ask the Lord in what he would want, surely it's for his glorification ? If I'm not mistakened, he already said, he couldn't live in a house made with hands ?

Posted by: Jeff at February 7, 2007 8:46 PM

My dear Hugh,

I have been wondering about your identity for some time now. My girlfriend has the crazy idea that you (and Marisol) are actually Robert Spencer. I told her that simply could not be. She insists.

Could you please direct me to a photograph of you to settle this matter once and for all? I think more than a few of us would like to know what you look like. Such a wordsmith as yourself should be recognized.

Thanks, Hugh.

Posted by: Princess Shayla
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Dear Hugh please be careful I know it sounds good but if there are nutters out there, they may use that to their plans. The other way round it is for Robert Spencer say exscuse-hughs me if he sneezes on cam for hotair next time.
Anyway good luck but people should be careful out there.

Posted by: jesusisthelamb at February 7, 2007 8:52 PM

Princess Shayla -- you're the one who needs to post a picture, because for all we know, you could be some big, hairy man posing as a princess; and please post a picture that shows you wearing your crown.

Posted by: champ at February 7, 2007 9:07 PM

My dear Hugh,

I have been wondering about your identity for some time now. My girlfriend has the crazy idea that you (and Marisol) are actually Robert Spencer. I told her that simply could not be. She insists.

Borges (y yo): Call your office. Or my office.

"I do not know which of us has written this page."

Posted by: MarisolJW at February 7, 2007 9:25 PM

PS-- Shayla:

Sorry, we're 3 different people. But thanks for including me in the conjecture.

Posted by: MarisolJW at February 7, 2007 9:27 PM

Hebrew University's Eilat Mazor said the Waqf, the site's Muslim custodians, "want to turn the whole of the Temple Mount into a mosque for Muslims only."

"They don't care about the artifacts or heritage on the site," Mazor told the Israeli news site YnetNews.com.

"The Waqf has acted terribly, taking thousands of tons of artifacts from the First Temple, the Second Temple, as well as Muslim artifacts, and throwing them away."
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TYPICAL nothing new to the stalemate of the non progressing Islamic attitude of past history or future advancements. No wonder it's 700AD verses the year 2000.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54145

Posted by: jesusisthelamb at February 7, 2007 9:53 PM

Muslims are just misunderstood.

Posted by: Fang at February 7, 2007 10:23 PM

s_sgt7,

Agree with you. This "defecating" trait as a mark of victory is very special for muslims. In Calcutta, most of the muslims earn their livelihood by burglary and allied anti social activities( the rest on jizya). After burgling a house, they invariably defecate around.

When they demolished Krisna Temple in Mathura, broke His Idol into pieces, mixed it with beef, scattered around and urinated.....Such piety!

The house in saudi where their role model was born was long demolished with a shopping mall in its place without any whimper of a protest. He was not just an "illiterare pagan" but with serious psychiatric disorders and epileptic seizures.

Posted by: Crows&Cows at February 8, 2007 12:28 AM

Muslims are just misunderstood.
Posted by: Fang at February 7, 2007 10:23 PM

So are terrorists I guess. Is that what you wanted to say?

Posted by: Arnie at February 8, 2007 1:19 AM

Princess Shayla:

You write: "My girlfriend has the crazy idea that you (and Marisol) are actually Robert Spencer."

Indeed, it is true. I am he and you are he and you are me and we are all together.

Seriously, however, Hugh, Marisol, and I are planning to get together to hash out this question and come to some reasonable conclusion. And we assure you that I will.

Cordially
Robert Spencer

Posted by: jihadwatch at February 8, 2007 7:59 AM

The only tie that the muslims have to Jerusalem is that god foresaken dome that the Israelis were kind enough to let them build - why do the muslims continue behaving like crude barbarians? The thing should have never been built in the first place.

[...]

Posted by: s_sgt7 at February 7, 2007 01:54 PM

s_sgt7:

According to Daniel Pipes, the only reason the Dome of the Rock survives today is because an Austrian Jewish sargent refused orders from Ottoman Turkish command to destroy it rather than see it fall under British control.

And no doubt Hugh will be proven right in his surmisal that whatever activities are being undertaken by Israel are no more hazardous to Temple Mount's various sites than in the past and that this is just another example of a baseless accusation for the purpose of stirring up anti-Israel violence.

Posted by: waterdragon52 at February 8, 2007 8:27 AM

Let's keep in mind the fact that the Romans destroyed the Second Temple on the Temple Mount some 2000 years ago, and slaughtered many of the Jews in Jerusalem and enslaved/deported most of the rest. Jews were banned from Jerusalem and the Temple Mount except for Yom Kippur when they could return to mourn the loss [that's why the Western Wall is called the wailing wall]. Muhhamad claimed to have gone to Jerusalem and taken a white horse from the Temple Mount to heaven about 630CE. He supposedly left a foot print in the rock. An Arab prince build the original "Dome of the Rock" over the spot in about 800CE, and a mosque soon followed.

Possession is nine points of the law. Israel is in possession if it want to be.

Posted by: spinoneone at February 8, 2007 10:01 AM

Update: Mr. Spencer is the eggman. Hugh is the walrus. Marisol is code for coo-coo-ca-choo.

Paul is dead.
George is in Kashmir.
Ringo is in Nashville living on Tulsa Time.

John? He's really been Yoko all these years.

Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at February 8, 2007 11:42 AM

The Religion of Peace ® : "If you don't let us bury your past, we'll kill you!"

Posted by: Foehammer at February 8, 2007 11:56 AM

Maryam there was a man a long time ago who wrote something to the nature of " muhammad offers nothing new to this world,what muhammad offers is evil". Something like that.

There is a lot to be said about first hand experience.

Now begone,back to your castle in the sky and prepare for it's crashing to the ground becuase it will come crashing down.

Also you may want to try a different site to scam people about the greatness that is islam.We ain't buying no matter how cheap it is.

Also the jihad on jihad is real.If you don't know what i am talking about just think for a minute it will come to you.Of course being so inlightened and highly inteligent due to the knowledge of being muslim i figure you will get it pretty quick.

Maybe you could send a complaint about my comment to all the zombieland defenders like c.a.i.r. I would love the publicity. You can't even imagine the people i would call to help my case.

Let me start by defending myself by saying i was misquoted and taken out of context.....Death to islam!

Posted by: Dar al-harb at February 8, 2007 6:46 PM