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The Prohibition against Non-Muslims praying on the Temple Mount is Laughable
On Monday, Reuters published an article by Allyn Fisher-Ilan titled “Far-right Israelis stir tensions over Jerusalem holy site”. According to Fisher-Ilan:
Far-right Israelis are pressing for an end to an effective ban on holding Jewish prayers at a Jerusalem holy compound once dominated by Biblical temples and now home to al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s most revered sites.
Palestinians oppose Jewish worship at the vast stone plaza overlooking Judaism’s Western Wall as a potential threat to access for Muslims.
Aware of the volatile mix of politics and religion, Israel has largely stymied such prayer for 46 years by having its police prevent Jewish worship at the site on grounds it could cause a public disturbance.
Palestinian concerns have been heightened, however, by the fact that allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are among the most vocal advocates of Jewish prayer at the 35-acre site that is revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary.
This month alone, Israeli police have hauled away half a dozen Israelis from the site. A Jewish Israeli and an Arab citizen were held in connection with a brawl that injured a Muslim official and four other Jewish men were detained for prostrating themselves on the holy ground.
Several other Israelis have been questioned in the past two months for trying to pray at the compound during police-escorted sightseeing tours. A lamb was seized from another Israeli who had plans to slaughter it in ritual sacrifice.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced the Israeli visits as a part of a “dangerous and an evil plot to demolish al-Aqsa” and build what he calls “an alleged temple”.
Wedged into the compound atop the ramparts of Jerusalem’s walled Old City is al-Aqsa, originally erected 1,300 years ago, rebuilt in the 11th century after an earthquake and now Islam’s third holiest site, and the 7th-century golden Dome of the Rock shrine, the oldest known Islamic monument.
The plaza, from which the Prophet Mohammed is traditionally believed to have ascended into heaven, has an explosive past as a core issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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But the idea of holding prayers inside the elevated compound as well has acquired more political significance over the years.
Pro-settler Israelis fear that yielding any control over the compound could lead to a withdrawal from other occupied territory they see as a biblical birthright and which Palestinians seek for a state.
“This isn’t a religious issue at all,” Feiglin told Reuters in a recent interview. “The question is who does the mount belong to, the Jews or the Arabs?”
Friction at the site also looms over an Israeli plan to expand the concrete prayer plaza at the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, to try and accommodate Jews seeking more liberal prayer services than most Orthodox custom permits.
Currently Israel must deploy hundreds of police to prevent violence whenever angry ultra-Orthodox protesters confront women activists who hold monthly prayer sessions at the site.
Muslims reject any Israeli construction in the area, though, and worry that any expansion of the Western Wall plaza may involve moving the footbridge at what is known as the Moghrabi Gate entrance to the compound and its Islamic holy sites.
This development should surprise no one who reads and understands the Bible:
- The Temple Mount is the only place on the face of the planet about which Yahweh said, “For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.” (2 Chronicles 7:16)
- Eventually, the nations of the world will descend on Jerusalem to do battle with Israel, but they will have a rude awakening when they encounter Yahweh Himself: “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. In that day,” declares Yahweh, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘A strong support for us are the inhabitants of Jerusalem through Yahweh Sabaoth, their God.’” (Zechariah 12: 2-5)
- When Yahweh’s enemies are defeated, He will declare His Name to the world again: “O Yahweh, my strength and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, to You the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, futility and things of no profit.’ Can man make gods for himself? Yet they are not gods! ‘Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.’” (Jeremiah 16: 19-21)
As I said, people who read and understand the Bible are not confused by the developments taking place in and around Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. It’s part of Yahweh’s plan to bring the issue to a head and to show the world that there really is only One God, and His Name is Yahweh.
I laugh every time I think about the prohibition against non-Muslims praying on the Temple Mount because it’s so preposterous. I’ve been on the Temple Mount many times, and never once have I failed to pray to Yahweh. I must look like a potential “prayer problem” because I have been followed around by Waqf security officials several times, but they have never prevented me from praying and they never will. I guess they think that I look Jewish. Below is a picture of my wife Katie, my Israeli daughter Noam Markman, and me. It was taken at Noam’s wedding in Tel Aviv in May.
Waqf security officials are correct: I do look Jewish, and in Israel, that’s a plus. I have no trouble moving about freely even in places where Gentiles may be viewed with suspicion, the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, for example. I am welcomed there with open arms which is as it should be. Fact is I am Jewish, but I don’t have the papers to prove it.
Be that as it may, in the minds of Waqf authorities, praying is a demonstrable act that is easily detectable. Muslims, for instance, use prayer rugs upon which they prostrate themselves to pray several times a day. It’s not difficult to know when they are praying, but as believers, we have direct access to Yahweh. We can pray to Him any time we want, and we don’t need to make a public display for others to see to communicate with our Creator.
It might have surprised the security officials who were following me if they had known that I was praying to Yahweh while they were watching. I was asking Him to remove the structures on the Temple Mount that are so offensive to Him (the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque) and to tell the world that He alone is the Supreme Sovereign—El Elyon. That day is coming, and it may be sooner than you think.
Me, My Wife Katie, and My Israeli Daughter Noam Markman
The Great Synagogue in Jerusalem
On the Temple Mount Facing the Dome of the Rock
The Al-Aqsa Mosque with the Mount of Olives in the Background at Sunset
The Temple Mount from the Top of the Mount of Olives at Sunrise
The Temple Mount from the Jewish Quarter of the Old City at Sunset
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Hosea 2: 19-23
“I will betroth you to Me forever; yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, in lovingkindness and in compassion, and I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will know Yahweh. It will come about in that day that I will respond,” declares Yahweh. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth, and the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, and I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ and they will say, ‘You are my God!’”
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His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback. It’s also available for free in PDF format.
- God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
- “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
- “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
- Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)
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Jeremiah said the Messiah is Yahweh
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Hosea 4: 6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
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Danon: Diplomatic plans must go through Likud central committee
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Priest under fire for touting Arab national service
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Furious Debate as Arab Town gets Jewish Land
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Video Shows Al Qaeda Conquest of a Town
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Israel concerned Abbas will show up, then torpedo talks
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Bill making libel against IDF a crime ‘highly problematic’
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U.S. Training Syrian Rebels at Secret Bases
Iran Desperately Trying to Claim Syrian Civil War is about Israel
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Hizbullah’s Role in Syria Fighting Threatens to Spread Holy War
Obama to Egyptian Christians: Don’t Protest the Brotherhood
Egypt to Exhaust Fuel Reserves by Month’s End
Egyptian Army “Ready to Intervene to Stop Conflict”
Anti-Semitism Hits New Record In Europe
El Dorado County Sheriff Strips Forest Service Of State-Law Enforcement Power
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Ryan Mauro: The Baptist-Brotherhood Political Alliance—The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood entity, is hard at work developing interfaith political alliances. Of these partnerships, Baptist leaders have proven to be among the tightest. In its latest newsletter, ISNA promotes an article by Rev. Brent Walker, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty. Walker boasts of how his organization stood with ISNA against “misguided congressional investigations of terrorism focused only on Islam.”
David Suissa: PA Denial of Jewish Connection to Jerusalem an “Offendable” Moment—The Palestinian Authority announced last week that they are adamantly opposed to Natan Sharansky’s plan to build an egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall. Specifically, they will not permit Israel to change the entrance to the Temple Mount – which adjoins and looks down on the Wall Plaza – in order to expand the area for an egalitarian service. PA President Mahmoud Abbas has already gone on record as denying a Jewish connection to Jerusalem. Jews rarely get offended by Palestinian insults that touch the core of our identity. Instead of acting insulted, we prefer to act stoic.
David Pollock and Michael Eisenstadt: How the U.S. Gains from the Israel Alliance—When two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon in April, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital were well prepared for the aftermath. Two years earlier, Israeli medical experts had helped update the hospital’s disaster response plan to deal with mass-casualty incidents, including how to distribute the wounded to hospitals and methods to locate fragments deep in wounds.
Lt. Gen David Deptula, USAF (ret.): America’s No-Fly Zones Are Already in Place— There has been much talk lately in Washington about establishing a no-fly zone in Syria. You don’t hear about the no-fly zones that are already up and running-over the United States. Where in the U.S.? Over places like Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the Air Force’s premier combat training range; and over Naval Air Stations Oceana in Virginia and China Lake in California, affecting Navy and Marine Corps aviation. Then there are the no-fly zones over Seymour Johnson AFB Goldsboro, N.C., the home of an F-15E fighter wing; Hill AFB in Ogden, Utah, home to F-16 fighters; and Ellsworth AFB, S.D., the home of B-1 bombers that provide America global reach and power.
Zvi Magen: The Superpowers and the Struggle over Syria— Along with the events on the ground in Syria, the war for the country’s future is being waged on the international level. The principal players are the United States and Russia, conducting this clash while resorting alternately to pressure, threats, and attempts at dialogue. The most recent round occurred on June 17-19, 2013 at the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland. The summit, which generally deals with all major issues on the international agenda, was devoted this time almost entirely to Syria, and at the center was a charged interchange between the American and Russian Presidents about convening an international conference on Syria. Questions that will arise during the conference (dubbed Geneva-2) are now hotly debated, the key issue being Assad’s ouster.
Jonathan Schanzer: How Hamas Lost the Arab Spring— The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is feuding with its former patron, Iran. Along with Hezbollah and Russia, Iran has stood squarely behind the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria while it slaughtered tens of thousands of Syrians over the last two years. Despite its own rather gruesome history of violence, the carnage was too much for Hamas. The group’s external leadership deserted their longtime headquarters in Damascus last year and abandoned the Iranian “Axis of Resistance” in the process.
Ben Cohen: Turkey, Amid Islamization and Anti-Semitism, Fit for EU Membership?— It’s a familiar pattern. The citizens of a Middle Eastern state explode with frustration against their corrupt, repressive government. They gather for noisy, impassioned demonstrations in their capital city. The authorities react violently. Images of middle-aged women and wheelchair-bound individuals being tear-gassed, clubbed, and sprayed with water cannon race across social media platforms like wildfire. The protests then spread to other cities. The authorities step up their repression.
Rachel Ehrenfeld: Joining the Syrian Fray to Avoid Facing Iran— Reported division between the United States President and his Secretary of State regarding American intervention on behalf of Syria’s Sunni opposition, will afford Obama deniability for the predictable horrific results. Most importantly, it diverts attention from the Administration’s deliberate failure to stop Iran from finalizing its nuclear weapons capabilities.
Yoav Limor: How stands the union?— As frustrating as it may sound, Israel sustained rocket fire on Sunday, for nothing. The rival factions in the Gaza Strip followed that old joke about two people who fight among themselves and then go and beat up a third party, and a local clash between Hamas and Islamic Jihad turned into rocket fire on Israel’s south.
Richard Baehr: Was TWA 800 the biggest cover-up of them all?— On July 17, 1996, two days before the start of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, TWA Flight 800, bound for Paris, exploded in the air at 8:30 p.m., just 12 minutes after takeoff from Kennedy Airport in New York. All 230 people on board died. The explosion was witnessed by many residents and visitors that summer evening on Long Island, New York. Many of the eyewitnesses described seeing what looked like a rising column of light just before the explosion, suggesting the plane may have been hit before it exploded.
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation is a book that you need to read, especially now. There are blessings throughout the Scriptures but Revelation is the only book in the Bible actually containing a specific blessing for reading it. It’s repeated twice, once at the beginning and again at the end. This is the reason that I believe Revelation should be the first step toward studying biblical prophecy. Though not easy to do, Revelation can be broken down and understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. So, Revelation’s blessings are for everyone. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand! is a suspense novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Professor Wes Carlyle and Karen Sterling, his research collaborator, carefully scan the audience for their would-be attacker—a member of the enviro-gestapo who has been following them for days. Wes spots his man in the back of the room leaning against the wall. Suddenly, another man in the audience steps forward and moves toward Karen at a menacing pace. With a vicious stroke, he swings a billy club at her head. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life? deals with a question that every Christian has to consider: what should I do with my life? Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused is a true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. It’s about a travesty of justice, and it reveals Yahweh intervening in the life of a believer to rescue her from danger in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Everyone will enjoy the book, but young people in particular need to read it because the mistakes made that led to the problem could have been avoided. They were the kinds of mistakes that young people are prone to make. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
