Officials fear Jewish extremists may crash plane on Temple Mount

[sharonbn]

Officials fear Jewish extremists may crash plane on Temple Mount

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/455487.html

Israeli security officials have recently become increasingly concerned that right-wing extremists might be plotting an attack on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to derail Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The Shin Bet security service and the police are preparing for a number of possible terror attack scenarios at the sacred Old City site, Israeli security sources said last night.

Speaking on the Channel Two "Meet the Press" program yesterday, Public Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi confirmed that the security establishment had identified rising intent among right-wing extremists to carry out a Temple Mount attack.

There is no information about specific individuals, because the Shin Bet and police would not let them continue [with their plot]," said Hanegbi. "But there are troubling indications of purposeful thinking, and not detached philosophy... There is a danger that [extremists] would make use of the most explosive site, in the hope that a chain reaction would bring about the destruction of the peace process."

Security sources last night said possible actions included an attempt to crash a drone packed with explosives on the Temple Mount, or a manned suicide attack with a light aircraft during mass Muslim worship on the Mount. Other possibilities include an attempt by right-wing extremists to assassinate a prominent Temple Mount Muslim leader, perhaps from the Waqf Islamic trust.

Israeli security sources speculate that the assassination scenario might be chosen, even though it would not cause mass injury or damage to the Al-Aqsa mosque or the Golden Dome shrine. The aim of the Temple Mount attack conspiracy, they said, would be to carry out a visible provocation that sparked violent confrontation in the territories.

Due to stringent security routines at the Temple Mount, Israeli security officials said yesterday, right-wing extremists would find it virtually impossible to use conventional routes to penetrate the site with explosives. Hence, the possibility of a large bomb being planted at one of the Muslim holy sites is "a lower-level possibility."

Yesterday's disclosures about possible Temple Mount terror plans were preceded in recent months by a number of troubling indications. Nine months ago a suspect in a Jewish underground terror group affair, Shahar Dvir-Zeliger, told authorities a prominent West Bank settler activist had planned a Temple Mount attack. Zeliger cited two other names of West Bank settlers, suggesting the two were involved in the Temple Mount attack conspiracy.

Last Thursday, the Temple Mount Faithful group petitioned the High Court, asking to be given clearance to go up to the Holy Site for prayers later this week for Tisha B'Av.

[Gilgamesh]

Officials fear Jewish extremists may crash plane on Temple Mount

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/455487.html

Israeli security officials have recently become increasingly concerned that right-wing extremists might be plotting an attack on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to derail Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The Shin Bet security service and the police are preparing for a number of possible terror attack scenarios at the sacred Old City site, Israeli security sources said last night.

It's just a spin off, a baloon. It has no or very little basis in reality. It's just a vauge threat to scare people and justify right wing harrasment. Nothing else.
Nobody I know, really believes that staff. Maybe you are, Sharonbn, but not me.

[Roland]

Just for my understanding of Haaretz' position, is that typical for Haaretz?

[Gilgamesh]

Just for my understanding of Haaretz' position, is that typical for Haaretz?

Ha'aretz, is a far left paper, which increasingly indentify itself with radical-communist left, aspecialy in it's attitude toward national security. The main charecters writing for Ha'aretz, are natorious registered communists.

Since the war started with the Arabs, Ha'aretz lost much of its credability and many celebrities canceled their registration for the paper in protest.

Ha'aretz is also natorious for having a distinct party line, that can not tollerate different opinions. Many of the star jurnalists and columnists in Ma'ariv and other papers, were working for Ha'aretz and fired for their opinions. Free thinking is not an acceptable matter in Ha'aretz. Only one opinion counts, the publisher's.

Amnon Dankner, Dan Margalith, Segal and many others are working for the much revolutionary pro Zionist more balanced paper, Ma'ariv. My paper of choise.

Ma'ariv in English found in this link

[Roland]

Thanks!
But they are not yet reporting alien abductions?

[Justcurious]

No sports news in Ma'ariv! Was that an exception?

[Gilgamesh]

No sports news in Ma'ariv! Was that an exception?

Why should there be a sport section, in English? What do you care about Maccabi Tel Aviv, or Hapo'el Be'er-She'va ?

[sharonbn]

Amnon Dankner, Dan Margalith, Segal and many others are working for the much revolutionary pro Zionist more balanced paper, Ma'ariv. My paper of choise.

Ma'ariv in English found in this link

From Maariv:

Temple Mount activist says blowing up Dome of Rock is “worthy act”

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?...rticleID=10153


Op-editorial by [none other than] Dan Margalit
Planners of the next destruction

The Western Wall is an important national symbol; the Temple Mount should be the focus of dreams, not plots.

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?...rticleID=10243

[Isiah 2:4]

I just find it discomforting and quite horrifying that Shin Bet and other associated Israeli authorities have to remind themselves of the existential threat of Jewish extremism. Why? Why must they be vigilant? It is quite depressing, that Jews have struggled so hard to find peace for themselves since the destruction of their homeland and subsequent Exile, that the most observant, wisened of us, who have kept the spirit of Judaism alive in modern Times, would wish to desecrate Jerusalem, and a place of such importance for Billions of people worldwide, of many creeds, in such a way, especially through mass-murder. Even hypothetical talk about such a possible plot seems scary to me. Yes it may only be a fringe minority; but a plot doesn't need extensive numbers to be effective.

I thought Jews of such fervent belief would be appalled at the idea; is it not said that Jews are the rightful custodians of Jerusalem for the world. That responsibilty should take higher precedence. I'm sure the time will come when Jews will be able to take full authority of affairs concerning the Temple Mount; they shouldn't need violence to achieve it however.

[Gilgamesh]

From Maariv:

Temple Mount activist says blowing up Dome of Rock is “worthy act”

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?...rticleID=10153


Op-editorial by [none other than] Dan Margalit
Planners of the next destruction

The Western Wall is an important national symbol; the Temple Mount should be the focus of dreams, not plots.

http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?...rticleID=10243

Ma'ariv, being a pluralist and blanced paper, have all kind of opinions, not a single party line all writers must follow or quit.

I mention Dan Margalit cause he was fired from being an editor of Ha'aretz. He was fired for his opinions which were not co-insided with the publisher, Shoken. As far as I can remember, Maragalit allowed to question the realism about Oslo process, at it's hay days. For this he was fired. Same story, about Dankner.

[sharonbn]

I mention Dan Margalit cause he was fired from being an editor of Ha'aretz. He was fired for his opinions which were not co-insided with the publisher, Shoken. As far as I can remember, Maragalit allowed to question the realism about Oslo process, at it's hay days. For this he was fired. Same story, about Dankner.

Dan Margalit biography (Wikipedia, in Heberw)
http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%...9C%D7%99%D7%AA

quote:
1992 - Margalit was appointed chief editor of Maariv by owner Nimrodi, he resigned six months later, slamming accusations at the Nimrodu family.

[Justcurious]

Why should there be a sport section, in English? What do you care about Maccabi Tel Aviv, or Hapo'el Be'er-She'va ?

I've lived in England, the United States and Finland and never found a newspaper without sports. Would there be one in North Korea as well?

Why I consider Tel Aviv Maccabi of interest? Check this link and ask again:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/456474.html

[KSO]

I've lived in England, the United States and Finland and never found a newspaper without sports. Would there be one in North Korea as well?

There is a sport section in Maariv maybe they don't publish it in the english website.

[Mediocrates]

I thought Jews of such fervent belief would be appalled at the idea; is it not said that Jews are the rightful custodians of Jerusalem for the world.

Then you should read Torah more. Would you for example come to plead your case as a dhimmi to the Absolute Sharia Court of the Islamic Republic of North America if it were built atop the ruins of the US Supreme Court building?

If you were a good Catholic and the Vatican had been turned into a state run brothel, would you mind?


You DO know what the story of the Hasmonean revolt (Channukah) or the Bar Kochba rebellion are about, yes? You are familiar with the destruction of the First temple and the forced diaspora to Babylon that resulted in the extinction of 10 of the 12 tribes, yes?

[Mediocrates]

But this kind of didn't happen did it. In fact Jews were barred from the Temple Mount altogether prompting the Arab press to say:

Jewish zealots turned back

AP

Occupied Jerusalem: Police turned back about 30 Jewish zealots yesterday trying to enter a Muslim holy site, saying the act could incite Palestinian violence.

Riot police armed with clubs and automatic weapons guarded the entrance to the 11-acre Al Haram Al Qudsi Al Sharif. They told the demonstrators they couldn't enter the compound because of a threat to public security.

The site, taken over by Israel in the 1967 Middle East War, [really then why is a mosque there and why did Sharons walk around the mount in 2000 aparently cause the greatest tragedy known to man?] has become a tinderbox for Israeli-Palestinian tensions. A visit by then opposition leader Ariel Sharon in September 2000 sparked widespread Palestinian rioting that quickly escalated into the current round of violence.


Way to go, Jews. Sterling. Your mothers must be sooo proud.