By The Editors of OneJerusalem.org:
On the day that archaeologists announced discovering on the Temple Mount fragments of table vessels and animal bones dating back to Solomon’s Temple in the eight century B.C.E. — the former Mufti of Jerusalem and Fatah’s adviser on Jerusalem declared “There was never a Jewish Temple on al-Aqsa (The Temple Mount) and there is no proof that there ever was a temple. Because Allah is fair, he would not agree to make al-Aqsa if there were a temple there for others before hand.”
He went on to comment on the Western or Wailing Wall. He said, “The wall is not part of the Jewish temple. It is just the western wall of the mosque. There is not a single stone with any relation at all to the history of the Hebrews.”
These sentiments were echoed by a Waqf (Muslim Religious Authority) archaeologist. These are the current opinions of the Muslims Israel is going to “negotiate” with at Annapolis. They do not recognize the existence of Jewish history in Jerusalem, and President Abbas agrees with them.
The Bush Administration and the Olmert government are legitimizing these people by talking to them.
Stop this madness.