{"id":262135,"date":"2016-08-17T11:33:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T11:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=262135"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:42:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T16:42:25","slug":"israel-planning-third-temple-al-aqsa-mosque-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/israel-planning-third-temple-al-aqsa-mosque-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Planning Third Temple on Al-Aqsa Mosque Site?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Lendman<\/p>\n

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(RINF<\/a>) – It\u2019s hard imagining Israel going this far, but who knows, given its longstanding persecution of Occupied Palestinians and its own Arab citizens – 20% of its population unwanted, treated like fifth column threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Al-Aqsa is sacred to Muslims worldwide, Islam\u2019s third holiest site after Mecca’s Sacred Mosque and the Mosque of the Prophet in Madina.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the International Middle East Media Center<\/span><\/a> (IMEMC), \u201cIsraeli institutions and organizations are preparing to build the so-called \u2018Third Temple\u2019 in place of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and are waiting for a political decision to start, Israeli channels reported.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

IMEMC said the scheme has \u201cwide political and popular support.\u201d Israeli television reported readiness to begin the project once an OK is gotten – expected to take three years to complete if undertaken.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Israeli Channel 2 report last weekend said Women for the Temple are preparing materials needed to begin construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zionist zealots claim \u201cscriptural\u201d backing for the project. Notorious Arab-hating Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Uri Ariel backs it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frequent clashes occur when heavily protected extremist settlers provocatively visit the Al-Aqsa compound where they don\u2019t belong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Muslims consider their trespass part of an Judaization project, Israel intending Jerusalem to be an exclusive Jewish capital – a Third Temple perhaps part of the disturbing scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if Israel dares try building it, replacing sacred Al-Aqsa or changing its site in any way, risking a mass uprising if undertaken.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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