by Nadav Shragai
Up until 50 years ago, religious and historic Muslim literature was rife with accounts attesting to the clear bond between the Jews, the Temple Mount and Jerusalem; a bond they deny outright today.
The broader it becomes,
the Al-Aqsa coalition reveal itself as a partnership of blood and lies,
whose members are constantly trying to one-up the others in incitement
and extremism. One warns that Al-Aqsa is "under attack," the second says
it is being "plundered," the third will decry its "desecration," and
others will speak of Al-Aqsa being "defiled" or "made filthy" by the
Jews.
Belonging in this
"coalition" means having a stamp of legitimacy and trustworthiness in
the eyes of the Arab public and beyond. Some of those engaging in the
"Al-Aqsa is in danger" libel indeed believe their own lies. Some have
lost the ability to distinguish between fantasy and reality, while
others knowingly lie. The common denominator is the
political-religious-leadership benefits they all derive.
One member of this
coalition is the Islamic Movement in Israel, which is now recycling an
ancient fabrication -- this time in the form of corrosive chemical
materials, supposedly injected by Israel, into the walls of Al-Aqsa
mosque.
A spokesman for
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, is
declaring on behalf of his boss that Israeli actions on the Temple Mount
are "a step on the path to resurrecting the fictitious temple." Fatah,
the political faction to which Abbas belongs, is vowing that
Palestinians will sacrifice their lives to prevent security cameras from
being installed on the Temple Mount.
Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan is again calling on all Muslims to go to Jerusalem and
protect it from the filthy Jews contaminating Al-Aqsa. Hamas has called
for "days of rage" to "ignite the flames," and Jordan, too, is telling
its people about the "settlers who defiled Al-Aqsa." Qatari newspapers
feature cartoons of satanic figures and fire-breathing dragons with
Jewish Stars of David on them, threatening to swallow and annihilate
Al-Aqsa. Even Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been incapable of eschewing
this "communal bonfire." And we haven't even mentioned Iran, Hezbollah,
Syria or Indonesia yet. They are all taking part, some more prominently
than others.
Examples of severe
incitement, which has transformed Al-Aqsa from a religious site to a
tool of generating terror, are too numerous to count. They are present
in the religious, media and political experience. The "viral" nature of
this mass incitement is evident in the hundreds and thousands of online
videos and cartoons; created, penned and funded by hate-filled,
brainwashed minds.
The problem is that we
are in a constant state of defensiveness, retreat and apology. No one
ever mentions the enormous, profound and unimaginable concession Israel
made back in 1967 regarding the Temple Mount. No one brings up the fact
that Israel, the homeland of the Jewish people, took the Temple Mount,
the holiest place for the Jewish nation, and placed it in the hands of a
competing religion, Islam, for which the Temple Mount is only the
third-holiest site -- essentially infringing on the rights of Jews
there. This unacceptable state of affairs is now being taken for granted
for some reason, even though it really shouldn't be. In terms of
religious relations across the globe, this concession is unprecedented
in scope, but Israel downplays it, hides it, as if it never happened.
Israel is neglecting
the obvious: It is not telling the world the most basic and elementary
truth -- that the Temple Mount is first and foremost a holy place for
the Jews. The mendacious discourse running rampant today -- with which
Israel is unwittingly cooperating -- constantly and solely revolves
around how holy the site is for Muslims. Only one issue is being
addressed: To what degree does Israel respect and take this holiness
into consideration? Is Israel maintaining the status quo? Completely
absent from the discourse is the holiness of the place for the Jews.
Also completely missing from the discourse is how the Muslims have
maliciously altered the status quo to the Jews' detriment.
There are countless
historical, biblical and archaeological resources that prove the Jews'
link to Jerusalem and to the Temple Mount. There are additional texts
that are not being utilized: Up until 50 years ago, religious and
historic Muslim literature was rife with accounts attesting to the clear
bond between the Jews, the Temple Mount and Jerusalem; a bond they deny
outright today. All that's needed to counter this lie is a Facebook
page displaying several dozen of these excerpts in Arabic (translated
into English), but even this bare minimum is not being done.
This is nothing less
than spiritual weakness; a type of paralysis and panic gripping us in
the face of violence, terror, incitement and lies. The time has come to
rid ourselves of this malady and wage a public relations intifada. It is
time to unleash an offensive campaign of facts to counter the bloodshed
and murder; to oppose the litany of falsehoods directed against us by
the Al-Aqsa coalition.
Nadav Shragai
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=19557
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