The Temple Institute: Peace and "Extremism" on the Temple Mount: 9th of Av, 5771

9th of Av, 5771: Peace and "Extremism" on the Temple Mount

Earlier this week, On the fast day of Tish'a b'Av, (Tuesday, August 9th) some five hundred Jews visited the Temple Mount, site of the first and second Holy Temples. This is the day of mourning and fasting to commemorate the destruction of both Holy Temples. These visits passed peacefully; the only headlines made were the large number of Jews who made the ascent, and the physical assault upon one group of Jews by passing Moslems and Wakf officials.

Recent days have seen a dramatic increase in Jewish visits to the Temple Mount. On the eve of the fast day, the entire Yeshiva of the community of Otniel, (located in the southern Hevron Hills region), ascended the Mount together. On the following morning, on Tish'a b'Av itself, large groups of fasting Jews, including members of the Temple Institute, spent the entire morning on the Mount. These visits were marked by teachings about the Holy Temple and its destruction, and moving testimony from eyewitnesses of the Mount's liberation in the 1967 Six Day War... as well as a great deal of quiet prayer and meditation.

However, according to the Arabic language website, PALESTINE TODAY, these were groups of extremist Jews engaging in usurption and provocation. The image of the PALESTINE TODAY website and the Arabic text is followed by a Google translation into English (The translation is somewhat garbled by the automatic software, but the overall message is clear).

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Arabic to English translation

For the second day groups, respectively .. "Jewish" extremist continue to seize Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestine today - Jerusalem

And the continued Jewish extremist groups, for the second consecutive day, usurped by the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and roaming in Bahath and its courtyards and its various facilities Bhrasat police, reinforced on the occasion of the so-called 'memory of the destruction of the Temple', which falls today.

The police occupation since seven o'clock Tuesday morning, the introduction of Jewish extremists in small groups, and straight and in greater numbers yesterday, from the Dung Gate - the door only for the maximum to keep the occupation Bmfatyha - Central escorts enhanced, where the wandering of these groups in the courtyards, squares and chapels of the mosque Mubarak, while continuing the occupation police accompanying the threat extremists worshipers stationed in the Far and warning them of the consequences of approaching the extremists under the threat of prosecution, detention and removal from the holy mosque.

At the same time, narrowed the occupation police stationed at the gates of Al Aqsa Mosque on the State of worshipers coming to the mosque, especially young men were arrested and detained the personal identity cards.

A number of the guards of the holy mosque that a state of boiling prevails among the worshipers who are in the mosque of extremist groups who received zoomed in and cheer in their faces.

The first time that the spilling of Jewish extremist groups Bhrasat police occupation Al-Aqsa mosque holy month of Ramadan; which the citizens feel a lot of provocation and generates anger among young people.

Jewish is, of course, in quotations ("Jewish"), as if Jews don't really exist, yet extremist and occupation police are terms used quite liberally. Note that the occasion (Tish'a b'Av), marked "the so-called 'memory of the destruction of the Temple.'"

It should be noted that in clear contradiction to the implications of confrontation, the groups of Jews who were, as per the current policy, accompanied at all times by police and Wakf officials, were absorbed in appreciation and discussion of the solemnity of the day and its implications for the future. For the Jewish visitors, this was an emotionally moving, spiritually fulfilling, quiet time of prayer and introspection and hope. The Temple Mount was, as typical of weekdays, quite empty. There was a relatively small number of tourists and a small number of Moslems, most of whom were gathered at the southern end of the Mount, outside the Al Aksa Mosque, observing the Ramadan fast. As mentioned above, the only incident occurred when a Moslem women began shouting insults at a group of Jews and the began physically pushing members of the group. Wakf officials joined her aggressive behavior. The police separated the Jews from the Moslems.

Finally, as participants in these visits, we can testify to the fact that there were no extremists among us that morning. All the Jewish visitors showed respect to all whose paths we crossed and followed police instructions without question. Our focus was upon the Holy Temple, its destruction, and the location where Torah teaches us, and we as Jews know in our hearts, is where the third Holy Temple will be built, (soon in our days!). All this goes without saying. But when we find that we ourselves were present at an occasion that is being falsified for the purpose of spreading propaganda, hate and intimidation, it is our obligation to publicly debunk the false claims.

For those who harbor doubt as to the false claims and venomous lies that the Arab/Moslem anti-Israel anti-Semitic rabble-rousers and hate-mongers spew forth from the Temple Mount on a daily basis, may this be an eye-opener for you.

The following photographs document both Jewish and Moslem presence on the Temple Mount. You decide who is peaceful and who is inciteful.

Jewish Presence on the Temple Mount:	Moslem Presence on the Temple Mount:
Students.	Militants.



A congregation of American Jews from Teaneck, NJ, praying on behalf of soldiers.	Rampant Wakf construction/destruction.



Jewish kids on Sukkot. Accompanying a Jewish bride on her wedding day.	Monument to Sabra and Shatilla, ostensibly accusing the IDF of massacre.



Ultra-Orthodox Jews.	Rioting on "Nakba" day.

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