What They Don't Want Us To Know

The fight by Muslims to close down a repair of the bridge that non-Muslims use to enter the temple mount has been a page 6 story at best. But the significance to Christians and Jews is front page news. So why did the Mayor of Jerusalem suspend repairs and why are Muslims so angry. Well, you won't hear this in the MSM but from the mouths of Muslims themselves, they are afraid. Afraid that repairs to the bridge may uncover some evidence that proves Israels right to the temple mount prior to the arrival of the Muslims in Jerusalem and the building of Al-Aqsa. You see one of the most ridiculous Muslim claims other than denying the Holocaust is there assertion that the Jews have no inherent right to the Holy Land. No, not that they can't have it back, or that they haven't earned it. No, they believe rather blindly that contrary to thousands of years of written history the Israelites were just plain never there to begin with.

So why is this such an issue over the rebuilding of a bridge? Well, simply put, in Jerusalem you need and Archaeological permit to do any kind of construction work on or near a sight like this even if you have no intent to search for any artifacts. Just the fact that you might find one while moving the earth needed to build whatever it is stands as enough of a need that Israel's government has this law. In any event, the Muslims being ever distrusting of Jewish motives, have taken the position that Jews are doing this renovation as a guise for proving the existence of a B.C. Jewish temple on that site. Some Muslims claim however that the re-construction of the bridge in question, which is well outside the area Muslims consider Holy Ground is defiling the ground and object on that basis alone. This is sort of disingenuous though when you consider that barely 6 years ago Muslims ravaged with bulldozers, the area within the boundaries they say they want to protect despite the deep and very vocal objections of Jewish leaders.

This Article covers the edges of it, but I would suggest a comprehensive Google search if you want the entire story.