Ministry looking to allow Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

Hmmmmmmm...that's very interesting.  Another piece to the puzzle of Psalm 83?  I can see how that can very easily escalate.

...actually, it IS theirs. Quite literally.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Islamic_Waqf

Allow me to clarify:

The Temple Mount was conquered by Muslim forces in 1187.
From that time until 1967, power over that location was retained by a succession of Islamic forces and regimes - most recently, that of Jordan.
Jordan created a body called the "Jerusalem Islamic Waqf", who became responsible for the maintenance and security of the Temple Mount.

In the Six Day War, Israel conquered vast swathes of land, much of which is now part of the 'disputed territories' (i.e. Gaza, the West Bank, the Golan Heights), but also much more. Much of that land was returned to its previous owners after the war ended. East Jerusalem, however, was retained by Israel as part of their own land, while the West Bank became 'occupied territory' (make of that term what you will!).

In the days following the war, Israel relinquished control, allowing the Islamic Waqf to peacefully regain control over the Temple Mount, though technically not granting them ownership of it. This is why Israelis cannot pray on the Temple Mount. It is also why Israeli police frequently detain Jews, rather than Arabs, when violence occurs on that site; because, in essence, it is the Israelis who are 'trespassing'.


Now, with those things said, Israel does retain ownership of the Temple Mount, despite not having control of it - so should Israel at some point in the future decide to assert its right to the Mount, they would be justified in many respects in doing so... but, of course, nobody will see it that way.

I went back and fixed that, John.  I was hoping no one would notice and I just clicked on this thread again.  I was also HOPING people would just think they were dyslexic or something.