The wall may fall

[cerulean]

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20020827/wwall0827/Front/homeBN/breakingnews
POSTED AT 2:13 PM EDT Tuesday, August 27

Playing politics over a wall
Associated Press

Jerusalem — Part of the wall of Jerusalem's most hotly contested holy site is in danger of collapse, the city's Israeli mayor and archeologists said Tuesday.

Muslim officials in charge of the site, however, insisted that the wall lining the al-Aqsa Mosque compound is stable. They accused Israel of exploiting the situation to try to increase its supervision of the site, a political flashpoint revered by Muslims and Jews.

"There are serious grounds for the apprehension that it could collapse," Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert told Israel Radio on Tuesday. "In my view, we have reached the moment of truth."

The 10-metre-wide bulge is in the wall holding up the southeastern corner of the mosque compound, built on the site of the biblical Jewish Temples. The raised mosque platform is known to Israelis as the Temple Mount. Judaism's holiest site, the Western Wall, a retaining wall of the Temple, is not affected by the bulge. . . .

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Some aspects of how this very important archeological site is being mishandled were discussed here:
http://www.israelforum.com/board/showthread.php3?s=&postid=16805#post16805

How much should Israel be pushing for archeological influence on the Temple Mount? Sharon's 10-minute visit has been wrongly labeled an incitement for the intifada, despite the fact it was approved by the Palestinian Authority in advance.

[elke]

I don't know, but it seems that the Wakf is relying on Allah a little too much for preservation of this important historical and religious landmark. "G-d helps those who help themselves" is a concept they really ought to review and follow much more closely.

[Mediocrates]

Originally posted by elke
I don't know, but it seems that the Wakf is relying on Allah a little too much for preservation of this important historical and religious landmark. "G-d helps those who help themselves" is a concept they really ought to review and follow much more closely.


Oh it's much more insidious than that. The PA has embarked for many years on a campaign to erase archeolgical records of Jews from Jerusalem. It's not accidental it's intentional. Existence of al Aqsa is just the tip of the horn. There has been an active effort to destroy, disassemble and excavate w/o any permits wherever they find any evidence of Jewish inhabitation, culture, history, religion. This just reinforces their point that Jews don't belong there and you know what? Most people will believe them.

If the wall collapses then the main structure of Judaism will be partially destroyed. This is their version of 'demolitions' by the way and it's been going on for decades.

[Moon]

I've read somewhere, sometime ago, that the Ark is buried somewhere in the Temple Mount. So much for accurancy... :rolleyes: but does anyone know how true this is?

[Blodhemn]

so that's how it's going to go down!

wall collapses -> al aqsa collapses -> israel builds 3rd temple -> prophesies were right!

[AkirA]

The ARK well i dunno if its true, but there are plenty of books to read about it :)