Message #31733

[Kilika]

Wait, what?...

Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, head of the Waqf, the Islamic trust overseeing the day-to-day administration of the area, suggested the president enter through the Lion's Gate used by Muslims rather than the Mughrabi Gate, the only entrance used by non-Muslim visitors, which is staffed by Israeli security personnel. Israel Police also enter the Temple Mount via the Mughrabi Gate when it's necessary to restore calm there.

I totally missed that when I first read the article. I was focused on the political fallout of the visit, and didn't pay attention to the significance of this.

Obama CLAIMS to be a Christian, right?...

Neither Jews nor Christians are allowed to pray on the Temple Mount. And many Arab and Muslim leaders deny any Jewish connection to it.

And he's allowed to use the gate that is for Muslims only? But he's Christian isn't he? That's what he claims.

So what's really going on here? Up front, no doubt this is as much propaganda by the "Palestinians" to get more recognition as a state, and as stated, it's politically a bad move, but what is revealing is the terms set by the head of the Waqf, who has a history of stirring up violence, and who also denies the Jews have any history on the temple mount. The going operative word apparently being used in the Arab media is "alleged" temple.

Plenty of proof what some leaders in the PA and in the Islamic leadership are saying about the temple mount, etc.
http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=489&all=1

For what it's worth, it's "Palestinian Media Watch", who reports on what the Arab world is saying about Israel and Jews.