“The Al-Aqsa Mosque and dunams around it are the exclusive property of the Muslims and no one else is entitled to it,” Ra’am said in a press release. The flip-flop by Bennett most likely had to do with the flood of condemnations that came from the Muslim world, including that of Ra’am, the Islamist political party that is now part of the new Israeli government, as well as from alternate-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid.
They then tore down a wall in the mosque to have stones on hand in case the police tried to lift the blockade, which indeed happened ahead of the visits by groups of Jews.īennett no doubt hoped his “government of change” could finally break the status quo at the Temple Mount, but was quickly put in his place. Israeli Arabs from the Lower Galilee town of Umm el-Fahm locked themselves in the Al-Aqsa Mosque and barricaded the entrance to the shrine. Violent riots later broke out in which Palestinian Muslims threw stones at police officers and Jewish visitors. The Waqf, the Muslim custodian organization that still manages the Muslim shrines on the Temple Mount, tried to keep the Jews from praying, but the Israeli police prevented a confrontation. Nevertheless, quorums of the obligatory 10 Jewish men were formed on the Temple Mount to recite the prayers of Tisha B’Av. In Israel, a message that was welcomed by the majority of Jews, but Bennett later retracted his words, saying through officials in his office that Jews had the right to “visit” the Temple Mount. He first announced that Jews had the right to “pray” in their sacred place. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett this week contributed to the confusion and tensions with Muslim groups and countries. Israel was further accused of violating the “status quo” that has existed since 1967 when then-Minister of Defense Moshe Dayan made the blunder of handing control over the Temple Mount to the Muslim custodian known as the Waqf, just days after Israeli troops had conquered the Old City of Jerusalem. Tisha B’Av is a day of mourning for the lost temples, but also a day of hope for the Temple to come. In reality, however, Jewish visitors have no interest whatsoever in Al-Aqsa and do not even try to enter it. The 1,600 Jews who visited the Temple Mount’s courtyards on Sunday were again referred to by several Muslim states and the Palestinian Authority as “settlers” who allegedly “stormed” the Al-Aqsa Mosque. In 2021, the reality is no different and Muslims on the Temple Mount behave as if they have more rights to that sacred compound than other religious groups, and especially than Jews whom they routinely accuse of “defiling” the holiest site in Judaism. Arabic texts on the walls and ceiling of the Dome of the Rock bear witness to this. These two Muslim shrines were built in the 7th century for the purpose of expressing Islam’s superiority over Christianity and Judaism. If Ken Klein is correct in his assessment, it changes everything.This past Sunday was Tisha B’Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem that once stood at the site where now two Muslim structures are located, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Every viewer will learn something they previously did not know. You may choose to differ with his conclusions but you will find his presentation fascinating and eye-opening.
As a Messianic Jew, Ken brings a unique perspective to this debate, using scripture references and historical documents to build his case. Ken Klein, the host of this compelling and well-produced documentary, challenges some of the long-accepted views regarding the location of the temple, and hence, where the proposed third temple should be built.
For example, it could determine the future of Islam’s Dome of the Rock. Did Solomon’s Temple – and the Second Temple – really exist on what is today known as the Temple Mount? Or, could they have stood a few hundred yards away? The implications are huge in today’s world – both from a political and religious standpoint. This 90-minute documentary, filmed on-site in Jerusalem and the surrounding area, addresses the exact location of the original Jewish Temple.
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