Comments on: If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Fri, 25 May 2012 23:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jameshttp://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-11285 James Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:47:55 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/#comment-11285 There is a Muslim claim that the Western Wall has nothing to do with the Second Temple and so Jews shouldn't be allowed to pray there and I understand why that this claim should be countered by the Jewish faith.I am also aware that the pre-messiah creation of the Third Temple is a fundamental belief of certain denominations within Judaism; a belief that requires the destruction of the current buildings on Temple Mount.The Western Wall forms part of the Temple Mount, but isn't the Temple Mount as a whole, and the plaza at the foot of the wall isn't part of the Temple Mount at all.The wording of the final item seems to be more along the line of the Third Temple now aspect, rather than a simple rebuttal of the no right of access to the Western Wall. I could be reading far to much into this? The final item to me is directly contradicting the third one.I'm sure someone will explain why I'm wrong in thinking this. Could an explanation also be given on how shared Jewish and Muslim access to the Temple Mount compound could work in practice, thus allowing Jews to pray on the mount?I would like to sign the petition, but don't feel I can with the final items wording. There is a Muslim claim that the Western Wall has nothing to do with the Second Temple and so Jews shouldn’t be allowed to pray there and I understand why that this claim should be countered by the Jewish faith.

I am also aware that the pre-messiah creation of the Third Temple is a fundamental belief of certain denominations within Judaism; a belief that requires the destruction of the current buildings on Temple Mount.

The Western Wall forms part of the Temple Mount, but isn’t the Temple Mount as a whole, and the plaza at the foot of the wall isn’t part of the Temple Mount at all.

The wording of the final item seems to be more along the line of the Third Temple now aspect, rather than a simple rebuttal of the no right of access to the Western Wall. I could be reading far to much into this? The final item to me is directly contradicting the third one.

I’m sure someone will explain why I’m wrong in thinking this. Could an explanation also be given on how shared Jewish and Muslim access to the Temple Mount compound could work in practice, thus allowing Jews to pray on the mount?

I would like to sign the petition, but don’t feel I can with the final items wording.

]]> By: Aussie Davehttp://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-11283 Aussie Dave Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:23:59 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/#comment-11283 No No

]]> By: Jameshttp://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-11281 James Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:14:21 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/#comment-11281 A quick question - "I support a unified Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty, where Jews enjoy the right to pray on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in the Jewish world." - Is this item about removing the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Temple Mount? A quick question – “I support a unified Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty, where Jews enjoy the right to pray on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in the Jewish world.” – Is this item about removing the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Temple Mount?

]]> By: janjohttp://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-11280 janjo Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:05:20 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/#comment-11280 Also signed the petition. Also signed the petition.

]]> By: Lord Nazh©http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-11279 Lord Nazh© Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:58:34 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2007/10/16/if-i-forget-thee-o-jerusalem/#comment-11279 I signed it (even used my real name :) I signed it (even used my real name :)

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