Jews Plan to Raze Al-Aqsa in 2005: Palestinians
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GAZA CITY, April 10, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Palestinian experts warned on Sunday, April 10, that threats by Jewish extremists to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, has a more serious religious undertone as they believe that 2005 is the year for the construction of the so-called third temple.
“These groups are not joking. They unshakably believe that the year 2005 will see the establishment of the third temple at God’s orders,” Nihad Al-Sheikh Khalil, a researcher in Israeli affairs, told IslamOnline.net.
Although several Jewish groups have plotted to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, Khalil did not expect a major problem.
This, however, demonstrates that the Palestinians can not protect Al-Aqsa all by themselves despite their painstaking efforts, he said.
“Though few in numbers, these groups can translate their words into action since they are backed by the influential Israeli right-wing, which grows stronger day in and day out.”
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in and outside Al-Aqsa compound to protect it from Jewish ultra-nationalists. Around 3,000 Palestinians spent the night in the mosque.
Such groups, added the Palestinian expert, and the right-wing are wedded to the goal of derailing a planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
“They want [Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon to reverse his plans and return to the rightist fold.”
Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which includes Al-Aqsa Mosque, represents the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict because of its religious significance for Muslims.
Jews claim that their alleged Haykal (Temple of Solomon) exists underneath Al-Haram Al-Sharif which was the first qiblah (direction Muslims take during prayers).
It is Islam's third holiest shrine after Ka`bah in Makkah and Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Its significance has been reinforced by the incident of Al-Israa’ and Al-Mi`raj (the night journey from Makkah to Al-Quds and the ascent to the Heavens by Prophet Muhammad).
Media Campaign
Young Palestinian men gather on the external wall of the Al-Aqsa mosque. (Reuters)
Khalil said Jewish extremists are planning to launch intense media campaign in the days to come to drum up much support.
Revava, a leading Jewish group, said on its Web site that posters and nylon signs are being put up in cities across Israel, and thousands of fliers have been distributed among the Israelis to rally a big march.
“In spite of intense police pressure and an official announcement that they will not allow a mass ascent to the Temple Mount, we are proceeding normally in our preparations for the historic event which is to take place as planned,” the extremist group vowed in an online statement.
Palestinian researcher Nezar Hamid said all Jewish extremist groups, though holding widely divergent opinions, are united on razing Al-Aqsa Mosque to build their alleged temple.
“They are led by retired army officers, tacitly backed by the army and well-trained when it comes to using weapons,” he added.
“Such Jewish groups also include American Evangelicals, who believe that the establishment of the Jewish state signals the coming of the Messiah.”
Hamid said such groups are “fed on Zionist and racist ideologies stemming basically from the right-wing and took, over the years, the shape of armed gangs, which work covertly and overtly.”
Chief among these groups are the Temple Mount Faithful, Gush Emunim, Kach, Kahana Chai and Betar, he added.
Clashes
More than 3,000 Palestinians have spent the night inside Al-Aqsa mosque to help confront a possible aggression by Jewish extremists.
Israeli police sealed off the mosque and blocked approaches to the holy site.
At least 12 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli occupation troops, who used batons and teargas canisters.
Only a few hundred adherents of the extremist Revava had shown up by mid-morning for a march they had said would draw 10,000. About a dozen were arrested.
Several times before, Israeli occupation forces had stormed the mosque’s esplanade and clashed with Muslim worshipers.
Palestinian and Israeli security officials had warned of a possible missile or air bombing attack by extremist Jews on the mosque.
Archeologists further warned that ongoing Israeli excavations weakened the foundations of the mosque, cautioning it would not stand a powerful earthquake.
A part of the road leading to one of the mosque’s main gates collapsed in February, 2004, due to the destructive Israeli digging work.
‘Religious Coup’
“We can only hope that in Israel there are enough people with the maturity to resist the messianic pull of radical rabbis,” said Yatom.
Meanwhile, the former head of the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency said that Israel faces the danger of a coup by “religious troops” if it does not stop far-right rabbis from preaching mutiny.
Danny Yatom, who headed Mossad from 1996 to 1998 and now serves as a lawmaker for the pro-pullout Labour party, said he saw the seeds of full-blown rebellion.
“There are too many rabbis calling for orders to be disobeyed en masse -- effectively, a mutiny. If there are enough soldiers willing to put such edicts ahead of the army, it will cause a crisis that could lead to a coup,” Yatom told Reuters.
He said Israel should learn from the failed attempt by French hardliners to engineer a coup against President Charles de Gaulle and scupper the 1962 withdrawal from Algeria.
“We can only hope that in Israel there are enough people with the maturity to resist the messianic pull of radical rabbis.”
GAZA CITY, April 10, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Palestinian experts warned on Sunday, April 10, that threats by Jewish extremists to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, has a more serious religious undertone as they believe that 2005 is the year for the construction of the so-called third temple.
“These groups are not joking. They unshakably believe that the year 2005 will see the establishment of the third temple at God’s orders,” Nihad Al-Sheikh Khalil, a researcher in Israeli affairs, told IslamOnline.net.
Although several Jewish groups have plotted to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, Khalil did not expect a major problem.
This, however, demonstrates that the Palestinians can not protect Al-Aqsa all by themselves despite their painstaking efforts, he said.
“Though few in numbers, these groups can translate their words into action since they are backed by the influential Israeli right-wing, which grows stronger day in and day out.”
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in and outside Al-Aqsa compound to protect it from Jewish ultra-nationalists. Around 3,000 Palestinians spent the night in the mosque.
Such groups, added the Palestinian expert, and the right-wing are wedded to the goal of derailing a planned Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip.
“They want [Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon to reverse his plans and return to the rightist fold.”
Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which includes Al-Aqsa Mosque, represents the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict because of its religious significance for Muslims.
Jews claim that their alleged Haykal (Temple of Solomon) exists underneath Al-Haram Al-Sharif which was the first qiblah (direction Muslims take during prayers).
It is Islam's third holiest shrine after Ka`bah in Makkah and Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Its significance has been reinforced by the incident of Al-Israa’ and Al-Mi`raj (the night journey from Makkah to Al-Quds and the ascent to the Heavens by Prophet Muhammad).
Media Campaign
Young Palestinian men gather on the external wall of the Al-Aqsa mosque. (Reuters)
Khalil said Jewish extremists are planning to launch intense media campaign in the days to come to drum up much support.
Revava, a leading Jewish group, said on its Web site that posters and nylon signs are being put up in cities across Israel, and thousands of fliers have been distributed among the Israelis to rally a big march.
“In spite of intense police pressure and an official announcement that they will not allow a mass ascent to the Temple Mount, we are proceeding normally in our preparations for the historic event which is to take place as planned,” the extremist group vowed in an online statement.
Palestinian researcher Nezar Hamid said all Jewish extremist groups, though holding widely divergent opinions, are united on razing Al-Aqsa Mosque to build their alleged temple.
“They are led by retired army officers, tacitly backed by the army and well-trained when it comes to using weapons,” he added.
“Such Jewish groups also include American Evangelicals, who believe that the establishment of the Jewish state signals the coming of the Messiah.”
Hamid said such groups are “fed on Zionist and racist ideologies stemming basically from the right-wing and took, over the years, the shape of armed gangs, which work covertly and overtly.”
Chief among these groups are the Temple Mount Faithful, Gush Emunim, Kach, Kahana Chai and Betar, he added.
Clashes
More than 3,000 Palestinians have spent the night inside Al-Aqsa mosque to help confront a possible aggression by Jewish extremists.
Israeli police sealed off the mosque and blocked approaches to the holy site.
At least 12 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli occupation troops, who used batons and teargas canisters.
Only a few hundred adherents of the extremist Revava had shown up by mid-morning for a march they had said would draw 10,000. About a dozen were arrested.
Several times before, Israeli occupation forces had stormed the mosque’s esplanade and clashed with Muslim worshipers.
Palestinian and Israeli security officials had warned of a possible missile or air bombing attack by extremist Jews on the mosque.
Archeologists further warned that ongoing Israeli excavations weakened the foundations of the mosque, cautioning it would not stand a powerful earthquake.
A part of the road leading to one of the mosque’s main gates collapsed in February, 2004, due to the destructive Israeli digging work.
‘Religious Coup’
“We can only hope that in Israel there are enough people with the maturity to resist the messianic pull of radical rabbis,” said Yatom.
Meanwhile, the former head of the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency said that Israel faces the danger of a coup by “religious troops” if it does not stop far-right rabbis from preaching mutiny.
Danny Yatom, who headed Mossad from 1996 to 1998 and now serves as a lawmaker for the pro-pullout Labour party, said he saw the seeds of full-blown rebellion.
“There are too many rabbis calling for orders to be disobeyed en masse -- effectively, a mutiny. If there are enough soldiers willing to put such edicts ahead of the army, it will cause a crisis that could lead to a coup,” Yatom told Reuters.
He said Israel should learn from the failed attempt by French hardliners to engineer a coup against President Charles de Gaulle and scupper the 1962 withdrawal from Algeria.
“We can only hope that in Israel there are enough people with the maturity to resist the messianic pull of radical rabbis.”
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