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March 25, 2004
Muslim worshipers restricted at Temple Mount

JERUSALEM POST: Muslim worshipers restricted at Temple Mount

Citing intelligence alerts over likely Palestinian disturbances at the Temple Mount after Friday Muslim prayers, Jerusalem police announced Thursday that they will be imposing restrictions on entrance to the holy site on Friday.

All Arab men under the age of 45 will be barred from entering the bitterly contested site for the mid-day prayers, police said.

The restrictions come days after Israel went on nationwide high alert following Monday's killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Posted by Laurence Simon at March 25, 2004 11:40 AM | TrackBack
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There's a pretty funny article in wired magazine this month about this kinda nutty guy with a plan to build the Temple on top of the Dome of the Rock using laser beams to create a hologram. Neat idea, I agree. So the author is going on about how the Israelis are just basically apathetic about the idea and wont even really discuss it, while the Palestinians they characterize as very receptive. So towards the end of the article the author describes a meeting with the Imams who control the Temple Mount. He describes it as practically a done deal but then you read what the imams actually said, something along the lines of, 'we would be happy to negotiate something like this... as soon as there is peace and justice...'.
Thats when i (literally) flung the magazine across the room and laughed (bitterly i admit). Its astounding how some people can be so clueless.

Posted by: Mark Buehner at March 25, 2004 12:02 PM

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