Former Labor MK Daniel
Ben-Simon
Destination Yisrael – “It appears that the transformation and spiritual elevation of spiritual consciousness in Israel is continuing at a rapid pace. Who would have considered that the “Rightist Nationalists” and the “Rightist Orthodox Settlers” would be gaining an ascendant voice in the political governance of the State of Israel today?
It is a inherent knee-gut reaction to assume that the Leftist Knesset MKs predominately from the Labour Party are anti-nationalists, and anti-religious Zionists. That impression appears to be changing.
Such is the implication of this new article in the recent Israel National News (Arutz Sheva) that gives the impression that the Israeli Knesset members are virtually clueless as to the governance of the most sacred site in Judaism, the Temple Mount when Former Labor MK Daniel Ben-Simon ascended upon the Temple Mount and witnessed the extreme discrimination of the Jewish nationals who wish to visit the site where the Temple of Solomon reportedly once stood.
If Daniel Ben-Simon’s revelation results in a profound change of his life, and stimulates the rest of the Israeli Knesset members to take an informed interest in the destruction and the desecration of the “House” of the G-d of Israel that included the once most beautiful and opulent two temples in the world, Solomon’s Temple and King Herod’s Temple, that spiritual transformation may begin transform in a radical way of how the Israeli Jewish populous and their political leadership may begin to transform the governance of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in the future.
It’s about time that the Temple Mount once again may be considered as a Holy Sanctuary unto HaShem, the G-d of Israel.
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The Desolate “Dome of the Rock”
in Disrepair and Abandoned on the Temple Mount in the 1875
Israel National News – “Former Labour MK Daniel Ben-Simon cut short a visit to the Temple Mount on Sunday, after he personally witnessed the discrimination by Israeli police towards Jewish visitors to the holy site.
Speaking to Arutz Sheva about the experience on Monday, Ben-Simon said he was surprised, already at the start of his visit, to see that Jews are forced to wait in long, crowded lines to enter one of the holiest sites in the world.
Ben-Simon said that when he finally reached the end of the line-up after a long and unpleasant wait, he was told that the Temple Mount is closed due to what was described as "tension". He later discovered that the source of this tension is a Quran that fell from the hands of a Muslim worshiper who came to the Temple Mount.
The Arab worshiper claimed that an Israeli police officer had deliberately dropped the book from her hand, but Ben-Simon expressed doubt at the truthfulness of the story and said it was unacceptable that the area was closed off to Jews because of such a minor event.
Abandoned with No Muslim Worshippers in 1877 at the Temple Mount
“Because of a fallen book they close the Temple Mount to hundreds of people who are waiting to get in?” he said. “The Minister of Internal Security must be summoned and asked about the reality in which the police are on high alert because of a fallen book. Who's in charge here? All this is done without explanation.”
Later in the afternoon Ben-Simon, who was visiting the compound as part of research he is conducting for a book he's planning to write, returned to the Temple Mount, getting in this time, and was shocked by what he discovered.
“I was surprised by the intensity of the tension. People looking at you from all sides, examining the movements of your lips, and heaven forbid if they move in what seems like a prayer,” he said. “When I saw this I asked my companions to leave. This is not a visit. I do not feel comfortable when Waqf and police accompany each step I make. I cut the visit short and left within ten minutes.”
Ben-Simon admitted that despite having served as an MK, he was previously unaware that this reality is what Jews are always facing on the Temple Mount, and said that most Israeli MKs do not visit the site and are unaware of this absurd reality
“The vast majority of those present were tourists. Israelis do not visit,” he said, adding, “This is an unpleasant experience that I would not like to go through again. I expect to get a little respect in a place of prayer.”
The former parliamentarian said he finds it difficult to understand how Israel got to the current situation. He likened the corridor leading to the Temple Mount to a military facility where one cannot look left and right, fearing his looks may be interpreted incorrectly and cause rage.
Ben-Simon said the Israeli system should examine the situation at the Temple Mount, though he admitted it would be hard to change things in the current political reality.
At the same time, Ben-Simon said, it is "an impossible situation that anyone who comes to the Temple Mount is suspected of wanting to blow up the compound." He added that delegations of Knesset members should be taken on a tour of the Temple Mount so they can see the situation firsthand and then closely examine appropriate ways to solve it.
“I did not know the problem existed when I was a Knesset member,” he admitted.
Israel liberated the Temple Mount during the 1967 Six Day War, leaving the Waqf in charge of the compound.
The Waqf, in return, has removed every sign of ancient Jewish presence at the Jewish holy site. At the entrance to the Temple Mount, a Waqf sign says, “The Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard and everything in it is Islamic property.”
Israeli Police, in an attempt to appease the Waqf, discriminate against Jews. They limit the number of Jewish worshippers allowed on the Temple Mount at one time in order to prevent conflict with Muslim worshippers. They often close the Mount to Jews in response to Muslim riots, as Ben-Simon saw for himself on Sunday, despite evidence that Muslim riots have been planned in advance for the specific purpose of forcing Jews out.
Arabs continuously accuse Israel of “Judaizing” the Temple Mount, sometimes resorting to ridiculous propaganda such as accusing Israel of using chemicals to erode the foundations of the mosque in order to cause it to collapse.
At the same time the Waqf consistently destroys Jewish antiquities on the Temple Mount in a direct violation of a ruling by the Supreme Court.”
Credit to Elad Benari – “Former Labor MK Shocked to Discover Temple Mount Discrimination” – Israel National News, March 5, 2013
You Might want to Read the Following Destination Yisrael article –
“The Israeli Supreme Court blocks Prosecution of Islamic Waqf vandalizing the Temple Mount”
“Urgent Call-Email Campaign to the Orthodox Union: SAVE THE TEMPLE MOUNT!”
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