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Dhimmitude from Olmert in the face of threats of terror attacks from the jihadists. "Olmert consents to Muslim prayer tower while denying Jewish plans for synagogue," by Aaron Klein in WorldNetDaily.com, with thanks to all who sent this in:
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given permission for Jordan to build a large minaret adjacent to a mosque on the Temple Mount to call Muslims to prayer at the holy site, WND has learned.The minaret will stand at a site on the Mount where Jewish groups here had petitioned to build a synagogue.
A minaret is a tower usually attached to a mosque from which Muslims are called to the five Islamic daily prayers.
There are four minarets on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism. The new minaret will be the largest one yet. It will be the first built on the Temple Mount in over 600 years and is slated to tower over the walls of Jerusalem's old city. It will reside next to the Al-Marwani Mosque, located at the site of Solomon's Stables.
Aryeh Eldad, a Knesset member from Israel's National Union party, last year drew up plans with Jewish groups to build a synagogue near the Marwani Mosque. The synagogue was to be built in accordance with rulings from several prominent rabbis, who said Jews can ascend the Mount at certain areas.
A top leader of the Waqf – the Islamic custodians of the Mount – told WND Olmert's granting of permission to build the minaret in the synagogue's place "confirms 100-percent the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount) belongs to Muslims."
"This proves Jewish conspiracies for a synagogue will never succeed and solidifies our presence here. It will make Muslims worldwide more secure that the Jews will never take over the Haram al-Sharif," the Waqf official said.
Sources in the Jordanian monarchy and the Waqf told WND Olmert earlier this month gave Jordan's King Abdullah official permission to build the minaret. The sources said the minaret will rise 130 feet above the ancient walls of Jerusalem.
A senior Olmert adviser today confirmed to WND the Israeli prime minister told Abdullah he will allow the minaret's construction.
Read it all.
Posted by Robert at February 7, 2007 1:24 PM
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So what day will Olmert pick to hand over Jerusalem in its entirety to the Muslims? Once that happens there will be peace at long last, right?
Why is this idiot still in office? Israel's government sure seems bent on slowly exterminating the nation it governs so poorly. If the palestinians would just show some patience they maight get their cherished homeland after all.
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at February 7, 2007 1:42 PM
A cretin, though not etymologically.
Posted by: Hugh at February 7, 2007 1:59 PM
"A cretin, though not etymologically."
...but possibly congenitally?
-XRDC
Posted by: XRDC at February 7, 2007 2:26 PM
"Olmert's granting of permission to bulid the minaret in the synagogue's place 'comfirms 100% the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount) belongs to muslims.' " Each success will only serve to embolden them. There can be no compromise. Olmert and his ilk think they can negotiate. Any concession made in attempting to reach middle ground will only be viewed as a sign of weakness.
Posted by: MP at February 7, 2007 2:34 PM
Just askin' are non-Jewish, non-muslim visitors allowed on the TEmple Mount?
Posted by: MP at February 7, 2007 2:36 PM
...Israel keeps doing its impersonation of a suicide bomber...Israeli style...slow, antagonizing death by your own people....
Posted by: exsgtbrown at February 7, 2007 3:20 PM
MP
There is some info in the article Mr. Spencer linked to at the head of this thread.
The info, from the article:
The Temple Mount was reopened to non-Muslims in August 2003. It still is open but only Sundays through Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., and not on any Christian, Jewish or Muslim holidays or other days considered "sensitive" by the Waqf.
During "open" days, Jews and Christian are allowed to ascend the Mount, usually through organized tours and only if they conform first to a strict set of guidelines, which includes demands that they not pray or bring any "holy objects" to the site. Visitors are banned from entering any of the mosques without direct Waqf permission. Rules are enforced by Waqf agents, who watch tours closely and alert nearby Israeli police to any breaking of their guidelines.
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However, this does not say if Hare Krishnas can go, since they only mentioned specifically Jews and Christians.
Take care
Posted by: npabga at February 7, 2007 3:40 PM
Not saying that you are a Hare Krishna :) - not that there is anything wrong with that if you are either.
Posted by: npabga at February 7, 2007 3:42 PM
I visited Jerusalem a few weeks ago. The visiting times for the Temple Mount are not very clear and you can only use an entrance on the ramp by the western wall. I tried the other entrances whoch were easier to get to but they could tell I was not a muslim and I was not going to pronounce the shahada simply to save a 20 minute walk.
Posted by: Sebastien
at February 7, 2007 4:25 PM
npabga and Sebastien - Many thanks for the information. Perhaps one day I'll be in Jerusalem. MP
Posted by: MP at February 7, 2007 4:35 PM
Oh, my God...I'm dying inside for my Israeli friends. WHEN are they going to reclaim the spirit that allowed them to build Israel, rid themselves of the appeasers, and step up to the plate?
(Ooops; guess people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.)
Posted by: Vee at February 7, 2007 9:54 PM
Olmert has got to go,,and FAST!
He is a disgrace. Is there anything else he can give away? He would if he could.
He should know appeasement doesn't work, never has, never will.
at February 7, 2007 11:24 PM
Note to self: Must visit Israel before things get worse.
My mother went to Israel, and even took a picture of the Dome on the Rock. She also went to Bethlehem. I bet tourists can't even go to Bethlehem anymore.
Posted by: wrathofasma at February 8, 2007 2:31 AM
I have little faith in Olmert, but this could turn out to be a case of "paying in advance" so that Israel can finally start construction on the long awaited Hurva Synagogue that the late American architect Louis I Kahn was originally commissioned to design in the 1960s during Teddy Kolleck's days.
Kahn's very strikingly beautiful design got shelved even back then because the Hurva would have been taller and grander than the Dome of the Rock and the sufficiently dhimmified Jewish community didn't want to stir up [more] animosity. I understand that the new proposal was designed "not to offend". A tall mineret would be more insurance.
Posted by: waterdragon52 at February 8, 2007 8:43 AM
But... I thought Muslims were horribly oppressed by Israel, possibly even genocided! Now I'm so confused. I will have to ask my left wing liberal multiculturalist pacifist friends for guidance.
Posted by: Jesus Christ Supercop at February 8, 2007 1:41 PM
It is the Israeli voter who put Olmert there and it is the Israeli voter who keeps him there.
There's no use in defending a people that is utterly unwilling to defend itself.
at February 9, 2007 8:13 AM
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