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1930 Moslem Council: Jewish Temple Mount ties 'beyond dispute'  By Etgar Lefkovits Jerusalem Post 01/26/01

The PA Mufti: Jews from Germany Should Return There
SOURCE: IMRA-Middle East Media Research Institute 01/25/01 Publisher `Die Welt´ out of (Germany) January, 17, 2001

Sermon on the Temple Mount 02/09/01

Sermon on the Temple Mount 01/19/01

Sermon on the Temple Mount 01/12/01

Sermon on the Temple Mount 01/05/01

Sermon on the Temple Mount 12/29/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 12/22/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 12/15/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 12/08/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 12/01/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 11/17/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 11/03/00

Sermon on the Temple Mount 09/15/00

Waqf resumes digging on Temple Mount

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Sermon on Temple Mount Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 02/09/01

Friday 9 February 2001, Hijri 16 -thul'Qi'dah (11) - 1421 Truly the Pagans are unclean In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger. Dear my brothers, Allah says in his noble Quran "O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean" . This is general, which includes Sharon and other disbeleivers, no difference between Barak and Sharon or even the disbeleivers in the rulers of the muslim world.

Oh muslims, There is a danger on muslims from their rulers. The rulers are using the blood of the martyrs to stabilize their rule and to help the imperialist disbelievers in controlling the region. The muslims are so scared from their rulers. Lowness is allover. Lying had spread out in the muslims because of these corrupt rulers.

Oh muslims, The israeli election was the center of ineterest for some time in many of arab and muslim capitals. The rulers were bidding on Barak to win but what difference is there between Barak and Sharon? Haven't you read in the noble Quran "Strongest among men in enmity to the Believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the Believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant." Al'Maida (5:82). So there is no difference between Barak and Sharon. There is no difference between a Jewish leftist party and a jewish rightest party. The Jewish entity in the muslim land (i.e. Palestine) is considered ane enmity for Allah and his prophet Muhammad.

Oh muslims, Our work should be for he sake of Allah "because nothing could they suffer or do, but was reckoned to their credit as a deed of righteousness, - whether they suffered thirst, or fatigue, or hunger, in the Cause of Allah, or trod paths to raise the ire of the Unbelievers, or received any injury whatever from an enemy - for Allah suffereth not the reward to be lost of those who do good." Al'Tawba (9:120). The work of the rulers is for the sake of their masters and the U.S. The reward, though, will not come from the negotiations but from fighting the enemies of Allah. No reward shall come to such people who are collaborating against al-Aqsa Mosque.

Oh muslims, It should be known to all of us that the the U.S. is trying to stay the only dominant force in controlling this region. The U.S. has no consideration for ethics or good intentions. The U.S. wanted Sharon to win in order to isloate Israel, in order to perform pressure on her, and in order to confine Israels' influence in her small size. That's why the U.S. will support a Palestenian State along with U.N. troops between her and Israel.

Oh muslims, It became obvious that the israeli public is not with giving the palestinians anything solid, that is why they vote for Sharon unanimously, and that's why the U.S. came up with the concept of islolating the jewish state. It is possible, though, to see some kind of acceptance from the U.S. to some kind of temporary arrangements for a transformation period as long as this arrangement is not final. "They plot and plan, and Allah too plans, but the best of planners is Allah."

Oh muslims, What the U.S. is planning against us will not be stopped as long we have such corrupt and traitorous rulers over us. We should work hard to remove these rulers in order to establish in their place the islamic khilafah state. (02/19/01)

SOURCE: Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem 02/09/01 |Back to top |

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Sermon on Temple Mount Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 01/19/01

Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem
Under the Control of Arafat's Appointed WAQF
Friday 19 January 2001, Hijri 24-Shawwal- 1421

Stop the treason
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

"O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what (provision) he has sent forth for the morrow. Yea, fear Allah: for Allah is well acquainted with (all) that ye do" al-Hashr (59:18)

Oh Muslims,

Where the so-called peace process, in the Middle East, is going?
Clinton had gone. Is the new comer to the white house will be more wise than him? Many had greeted Barak when he came after Netanyahu, they shouted: Peace had come. They thought that he would end the conflict. But what did Barak do to us? The bloodshed that he is committing is still going up until this moment. The martyrs are falling. The Jews are planning the worst towards al-Aqsa Mosque.
There is no difference between Barak and Sharon, or Clinton and Bush. Bush "the first" had slaughtered the people of Iraq, the children of Iraq are dying from Uranium. The Americans threw Uranium even in the Balkans. The weapons of the U.S. are destroying the human being, yet the U.S. still claim to be the protector of human rights in the world.

Oh Muslims,

The enemies of Islam may differ in tactics, but their strategies are all the same. They want to destroy the creed in this Ummah in order to eradicate the effect of Islam in the world, in order to exploit her natural resource and to take al-Aqsa Mosque.

Do you think that Bush, the new U.S. president will ask the Jews to give up al-Aqsa mosque to the Muslims?

Do you think the son of the murderer of the Iraqi children and women will be better than his father? He is threatening to tighten the siege around Iraq.

Yesterday I heard the Palestinian information minister on the TV commenting on the possibility that Sharon may win the Israeli elections, he said " If Sharon wins then this is the best prescription to the coming war in the Middle East". Does this man mean that Barak was or will be the best medicine? I am asking this information minister: "What is the difference between Sharon and Barak, or Netanyahu, or Begen, or Shameer, or Ben Gurion? They are all enemies to us. Allah says in his noble Quran "Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou follow their form of religion. Say: "The Guidance of Allah, that is the (only) Guidance," wert thou to follow their desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither Protector nor Helper against Allah." Al-Baqara (2:120).

Barak tried to improve his image through his appearance in aljazeera satellite channel in a private interview targetting arabs everywhere but this jewish leader insisted on the main issues and he was not successful in his dodge.

Look how the so-called representatives of the people of Palestine are negotiating with the Jews while they, the Jews, are killing people. They are racing to end the case of Palestine.

I am calling upon all the so-called representatives of Palestine to take their hands off al-Aqsa Mosque. I am calling them to stop this treason. If they are unable to fight the Jews then let them stand aside because the new comers are willing to destroy the jewish entity. The new comers under the Khalifah, insha'Allah, will destroy the rule of the disbelievers.

I want to remind the Friday speaker that not only Jerusalem is the graveyard of the occupiers but also the rest of Palestine including what they call, the historical Palestine, which was occupied in 1948. The companions of prophet Muhammad opened the whole of Palestine so the blessings of this land are not confined to Jerusalem.      |Bact to top|

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Sermon on Temple Mount Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 01/12/01

Under the Control of Arafat's Appointed WAQF Friday 12 January 2001, Hijri 17 -Shawwal - 1421

Oh muslims: Stop the treason

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

"Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful. But if they turn away, say: "Allah sufficeth me; there is no god but He: on Him is my trust, - He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme!" al-Tawba (9:128-129).

Oh Muslims,

For how long will the misguided people continue to hinder (men) from the path of Allah?

For how long will the Muslims stay submissive to the agents of the imperialist disbelievers (i.e. the rulers)?For how long will cowardice and subservience stay on our (islamic) scholars?

For how long should we stay victims of a plot after a plot? Oh Muslims,

We were afflicted, in the twentieth century, with two major calamities, one was the destruction of the Khilafah in 1924 by the imperialist disbelievers and their agents and hence Islam, from that time, became confined to mosques.

The second major calamity was handing over Palestine to the Jews. In 1964 the conspiracy over Palestine had escalated. The beginning of the conspiracy was before that date when Britain brought the Jews to these lands. Now the the end of the conspiracy had come so they made up "al-Aqsa Intifada" in order to end the case of Palestine and to give the Jews the legitimate papers in order for them to become the new owners of Palestine.

The rulers of the people of Palestine along with the rulers of Arabs and Muslims are all partners in this treason.

I want to make it clear that: even if all the refugees had returned (which will not happen), even if the Jews gave up their call to take al-Aqsa Mosque (which they will not do), even if the Jews returned to 1967 borders (which they will not do), even if they did all of that there should be never peace with the Jews. If the conspiracy continues we will be committing two major mistakes; first we will be legitimizing the occupation of the Jews to Palestine, secondly we are canceling "Jihad"; as if we are omitting all phrases of Jihad in the noble Quran.

One day , a true Muslim believer will come and he will stop this treason. (But it is the responsibilty of all of us today to stand up and refuse this treason).(01/12/01) |Back to top|

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 01/05/01)

Under the control of Arafat's appointed WAQF)
Friday 5 January 2000, Hijri 10 -Shawwal - 1421The real goal

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenge.

Dear my brothers,

I will not talk today about the on going perfecting the procedure to collaborate against al-Aqsa mosque, against Jerusalem, and against Palestine, this became obvious to all of us. But I will talk to you about something that people do not consider important as it should be, they may say that there nothing we can do about it. But it is the "only thing" that will stop the conspiracy. The existence of the Khalifah will enable Muslims to apply Islam fully and to liberate their occupied land, and to carry Islam to the whole world. All Muslims should know that they must work to appoint this khalifah. Almawirdy, a great Muslim scholar, once said, "Khilafah is to succeed prophithood, it is to protect the deen and to manage all aspects of life" Yet we hear some hypocrites or agents to the rulers who boast and say that why should we call for a khalifah, he is a normal man, the current rulers are better than him.

Oh Muslims,

I remind you to worship Allah not only through the month of Ramadan but also through the whole year. We call upon all of you to remember that this deen came to manage the affairs of all humans in all aspects of life and in order to make muslims the best Ummah ever evolved to mankind "Ye are the best of Peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had Faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have Faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors" Al-Imran (3:110).

Islam was never a religion confined within the boundaries of the Mosque. Islam is the complete system that Allah revealed to his slave prophet Muhammad. Allah says in his noble Quran "And this (He commands): judge thou between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be assured that for some of their crimes it is Allah's purpose to punish them. And truly most men are rebellious". Al'Maida (5:49)

The Islamic state existed more that 1300 years. People from other states used to come to the Islamic Khilafah state to seek refuge from the injustice of their rulers.

The Muslims are ready today to establish the Islamic state. Their rulers are afraid from their people more than the people are afraid from them. The imperialist disbelievers still remember the power of the khalifah even in their own homelands.

We are committed in front of Allah to work in this path without any deviation until Allah send down his victory or we die while Allah is pleased with us.

May Allah help us all in our work towards this noble goal (i.e. the establishment of the islamic khilafah state).  Retun to top

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 12/29/00)

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

Friday 29 December 2000, Hijri 3 -Shawwal - 1421
The Conspiracy against al-Aqsa Mosque

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

Oh Muslims,

May Allah accept your worships during this month of Ramadhan.
Here we are at the end of the month of Ramadhan and we see around us grief and pain. We see scoundrels who are trying to clean up their history by ending the issue of Palestine. Clinton is trying to clear his shameful history (which is full of scandals), he is suggesting that the Jews take the bottom part of al-Aqsa Mosque and al'Buraq yard (which the Jews call the Wailing Wall) along with few neighborhoods of Jerusalem. But did Clinton in his plan specify the boundaries of the suggested Palestinian state?

Did he talk about the kind of sovereignty on offer for this state?
Did Clinton mention how he is going to solve the issue of the return of millions of refugees?

Did he specify how he is going to end the conflict?

Dear brothers,
What Clinton is offering is only propaganda for himself (as he is preparing to leave office) and it is propaganda also for "the falling" Barak. We believe that the Americans are trying to push for Barak against Sharon in the coming Israeli elections but he will lose. What is the difference anyway - between Barak and Sharon?
It is the same as the difference between Netanyahu and Barak (which is nothing), they are all the same!

Oh Muslims,

It is time for us to wake up from this insanity that the rulers are trying make us live in. Look at Mubarak of Egypt how he works to sponsor and promote the Americans plans for the region. The so-called "Custodian of the two Holy Mosques" King Fahd of Arabia is doing the same. Clinton has called these agents along with King Muhammad V of Morocco to exert pressure on Arafat to accept the American's plans.

Oh Muslims,

Clinton is a Christian disbeliever and Barak is a Jewish disbeliever and Allah says in his Noble Quran, "Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou follow their form of religion. Say: "The Guidance of Allah, that is the (only) Guidance," wert thou to follow their desires after the knowledge which hath reached thee, then wouldst thou find neither Protector nor Helper against Allah." Al'Baqara (2:120).
It is time for Muslims to uprise truly to reject all the traitorous shameful plans against them and against their lands.

For how long should the Muslim armies be used for demonstration purposes only? or to crush their own people?

If they are not going to move while we are losing al-Aqsa mosque then when are they going to do so?

This injustice will not be removed without force, it will not be removed without Jihad.

Praise to Allah that the imperialist disbelievers along with their agents have reached al-Aqsa Mosque in their conspiracy. Once they have reached this point then Allah will destroy them. Whoever tries to harm this Mosque, Allah will destroy him (Insha'Allah). Ameen. Retun to top

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 12/22/00)

Friday 22 December 2000, Hijri 26 -Ramadan - 1421
The night of al'Qadr

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

Oh Muslims,

Here we are in the last Friday of Ramadan for this year, and here we are in front of the night of al'Qadr, which is better than one thousand month.

The conspiracies against Muslims are increasing especially against the Muslims in Palestine and the Muslims in Algiers. We Muslims are like orphans without the khalifah who is the leader and the ruler of all Muslims.

Look how in the holy month of Ramadan children are being killed; the bloodshed of Muslims is all over. Yet some are still go to Washington to negotiate with the Jews.

Oh Muslims,

Wake up the Jews are now offering what they call a real solution to the Palestinian case. They offer this solution while they are killing us in order to be the last knife that will end the life of this case. And the one who is hosting the negotiations is the American president Clinton whose history files are full of scandals and shame. Does he think that he can whiten his history pages if he claimed to solve the "middle east crisis" in his last days in the white house?

Actually what the Americans and behind them the Jews are offering is not a real sovereignty because they will have control over the borders and control over Jerusalem. How can they "The rulers in the Palestinian national authority" think that they have sovereignty if they have it over the yards in al-Aqsa Mosque but they don't have it beneath al-Aqsa Mosque?

They don't have full control over their borders with the neighboring countries
They can't allow the 6 million refugees to return to their homelands
Yet they are willing to sign the final agreement to legalize the existence of Israel forever.

There are coming elections in Israel and this maneuver from Barak and Arafat in these days came to push Barak forward against his rival Sharon. Sharon is from the Likud Party, which is against any giving up parts of East Jerusalem besides other issues. The Americans and Arafat are working to help Barak to win the coming elections in Israel but this depends on reaching a coming agreement, which we don't think it will be reached as we had said in the past. The issue of the fate of Jerusalem is bigger than them all. I swear by Allah that this land and this Mosque will not be liberated except by Jihad which will fulfill the prophecy that we will fight the Jews: we in the eastern part of the river and they on the western past until the stone and the tree will call the Muslim soldier: Oh slave of Allah there is a Jew behind me come and kill him…

The ones who obey the Americans and the French more than they obey Allah will soon know that they are following an illusion, they will fail and all their work will go in vain.

Oh Muslims,

In this Friday and from this Mosque I call upon the Muslims in the armies in the Muslim world to stand up, to overthrow their corrupt traitorous rulers and to establish the Islamic state. May Allah help us  May Allah help the workers to glorify his deen. Back to top

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 12/15/00)

Friday 15 December 2000, Hijri 19 -Ramadan - 1421
Al-Aqsa and the conspiring rulers

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF


In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

Oh Muslims,

Look at our situation in Palestine today. We begin the day carrying our victims and end the day taking them to their graves. Who will take revenge for the mothers of our martyrs?

Here in Palestine, some of us do not find food to break our fast with, and some may have just a piece of bread and a drop of olive oil. Oh Muslims, Haven't you read the Quran when Allah tells Muslims " if they seek your aid in religion, it is your duty to help them" al'Anfal (8:72). Do you think it is enough to call for a boycot on American and Israeli products?

The Palestinian leadership has not stopped meeting with the Israelis as if Ben Ami (the Israeli foreign minister) is a cousin or a relative whom we must maintain close relations with especially in the month of Ramadan. In front of Allah, I disassociate my self from every traitorous ruler or military ruler in the Muslim world. Look how the Muslim scholar has refused to put full responsibility on the military leaders for the need for change in the situation of the Muslim Ummah. The innocent people who are killed every day need a force to stop the injustice. They do not need negotiators but fighters. But the Muslim scholar insists that the military people are employees and hence they do not assume any responsibility for the required change. But I ask that Muslim scholar: For Allah's sake how will the Islamic Khilafah state be re-established?

How are we supposed to fight all the imperialist disbelievers? How are we to liberate al-Aqsa Mosque and all of Palestine? How are we to feed the hungry and cure the injured? Do you know what the Arab summit, which was held recently to support the Intifada, did to support the Intifada?

The Egyptian ruling regime donated a few millions alongside another Arab countries and that was really it.

These regimes are puppets for the imperialist west that fully supports Israel.

Do you know what the same Muslim scholar said about the recent attack on the US naval warship in Yemen?

He said in one of the interviews on an Arabic satellite channel that he prefers to confine our resistance to inside Palestine and only against Israel!!

I am asking this scholar: Are you afraid of telling the truth? Are you afraid that these Arab satellite channels may refuse to host your program if you said the truth? Or are you afraid that the rulers might stop your salary?

Oh Muslims,

Such Muslim scholars should be afraid more of Allah. They should not stop enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.
I am calling such Muslim scholars along with the current rulers to fear Allah more than anything else. It should be clear that the rulers hold the first responsibility for the deterioration of the situation of Muslims. I am asking them to return to Allah and if they refused then "for such there will be a Penalty grievous." Ash-shura (42:42).

Oh Muslims,

Do you know that the Jews currently have two synagogues under al-Aqsa Mosque. That was "secretly" agreed upon with the Palestinian Rulers.

Finally I call all of you brothers to help each other and to support the needy all around the territories especially in the refugee camps and Allah will be with you.

Allah will take revenge on the unjust through His faithful soldiers.
The imposed siege by the Jews will convert our children to lions that will tear them apart Insha'Allah. "So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief: Verily, with every difficulty there is relief." Al'Sharh (94:5-6).

Allah has promised us His victory.

Allah will liberate this Mosque

Allah will enable His sincere Muslim believers to re-establish the Islamic state soon. It will destroy the disbelievers and their supporters. "Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of Bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of Allah" ah! verily, the help of Allah is (always) near!". Al'Baqara (:2:214). Ameen. Back to top

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 12/08/00)

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

Friday 8 December 2000, Hijri 12 -Ramadan - 1421 Where the Khilafah may take off

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.
Dear Muslims, Here we are in the second Friday of Ramadan 1421 in this Mosque where the collaborators are trying to divide it between us and the Jews. Who will liberate this Mosque? There was an authenticated hadeeth narrated by Ali, the cousin of the prophet: Ali stood once to deliver a speech when one of the Arab leaders, al'Asha'th ibnu Qays, objected the existence of many Muslims non-Arabs surrounding the Khalifah Ali. So Ali replied that these Muslims non-Arabs are more active for this deen than the Arabs and then he narrated a hadeeth that he heard prophet Muhammad saying that "they" will force "you" for this deen the same way that "you" did for "them" on the first time. It might mean that the second emergence of the Islamic Khilafah state will not be from within the Arab world. Once the Khilafah state is established it will carry out her work to unify the Muslim land and then the Arab rulers will fight her. Do you think the Saudi rulers will open their arms for the khalifah?

Oh Muslims, We had read in the last issue of the 'Watan Arabi magazine" that the Muslim workers for the establishment of the Islamic khalifah state in Wadi Firghana (in central Asia) are more than 10 million. The same figure was also mentioned in a Qatar's Newspaper called "al-Raya". Al'Jazeera Satellite channel had mentioned in one of her news reports that the number of workers for the Islamic Khilafah in Central Asia is around 15 million. Al'Waie Magazine had also mentioned in Sha'ban 1421 issue that the total number of Muslim prisoners who are members or supporters to Hizb'ut'tahrir in Uzbekistan are more than 40 thousand. Dear brothers, These people die under torture, their nails are being removed, their skins are being stripped off, and their bones are being broken. They sold their lives for the sake of this deen, so that the word of Allah will be revealed, so that the Islamic Khilafah state is established. Today, we hear the calls to establish the Islamic state louder than ever The Muslims are seeing the image clearer than ever and they are more persistent than ever.

The Islamic Khilafah state is the right substitute for capitalism and democracy which we all had seen their lies today in the U.S. presidential elections where the two so called civilized parties are fighting over rule. There is no difference between them and any two ruling factions in the so called third world. This shows us that the U.S. is not a god on earth, Allah is stronger, Allah is greater. Allah will destroy her the way he destroyed similar arrogant forces in the past. Allah will send down to us his victory the way he did to Prophet Muhammad .

Dear brothers, Be aware that the day of glory to Islam and Muslims is coming soon; after all it is Allah who had promised us his victory.
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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 12/01/00)

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

Dear brothers, Here we are in the first Friday of the blessed Ramadan while we are bleeding in this land. As if our blood was mixed with our Iftar (break fast) and with our tears.

After years and years of conspiracy over us and over this land, yet the occupation is still the occupation.

Our young men are being killed every day. What for? Are we looking for Oslo 2 after Oslo 1? Is there a new conspiracy coming up?

Should the process of liberating Palestine go through agreements and summits with the Jewish occupiers and the ones behind them? Many are saying that this "Intifada" is for the sake of mobilizing talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Barak, the Israeli Prime Ministers, had called for new elections in Israel. Is that what we want? Does it matter if we face Barak or Sharon or Netanyahu or Amnon Shahak? Is the price of the blood of the martyrs is to sit down again with the enemies to give us "better offer" over the corpses of Muslim children?

Barak is now offering to give the Palestinians 10% of the west Bank and a long lasting transitional period and to delay the discussion of the status of Jerusalem and the issue of the return of the refugees. But the borders will remain with the Jews along with the skies and many other things. Barak said that this is what he offers the Palestinians after all this bloodshed, and after all the young men who were sent to the graves and the hospitals.

Dear brothers, And yet the Palestinian leadership still meets with Amnon Shahak who had visited Gaza recently as well as Barak himself who met with Arafat near Tel Aviv.

The rulers of Muslims hold full responsibility to stop the bloodshed in Palestine, and to liberate this land from the imperialist disbelievers. Alas, they are not moved with the screams of Muslim women crying over their loved ones. But they are moved when a signal comes to them form the white house to hurry up to get together, to hold an Arab or "Islamic" conference, or to issue a statement.

But what did the rulers really offer the people in Palestine? What did they do for the sake of al-Aqsa Mosque?

Isn't the time had come for us to realize that the main problem is the existence of these corrupt rulers in the Muslim world?

Isn't the time had come for us to realize that the liberation of al-Aqsa Mosque will not pass through Washington, or London or Paris? We call the Muslim armies to stand up and remove such corrupt, traitorous rulers.

We are asking all the armies in the Muslim world? Aren't you moved when you hear your fasting sisters crying, or when you watch the bloodshed of your young brothers and your young children? What does Life mean to you if you don't live for the sake of Allah and for the sake to glorify this deen?

What is the reason of your tanks and your airplanes if you do not to live in dignity and for the sake of Allah?

Shouldn't you feel ashamed of yourselves in front of Allah?
Don't you know that Allah will hold each one of you accountable for his actions?

Don't you see how coward are the Jews when they resort to airlines to bombard young men and children throwing stones on them and a bullet here and there?

Cowardice and fear, this is how Allah describes the Jews. In the Noble Quran Allah told us about the Jews "They will not fight you (even) together, except in fortified townships, or from behind walls. Strong is their fighting (spirit) amongst themselves: thou wouldst think they were united, but their hearts are divided: that is because they are a people devoid of wisdom." Al-Hashr (59:14)

Let the Muslim armies know that if they move their tanks and their airplanes even once for the sake of Allah against the Palaces of their rulers then they will see how Israel will collapse, and how the U.S. will be retreated.

The Israeli force is nothing compared with the Islamic force even the Americans do not dare to stand against it. Don't you see how Clintons sent his "blessings" to Muslims for the holy month of Ramadan while his airplanes had killed and are killing Muslims in Iraq. He fears from the coming future.

The U.S., the so-called "example of democracy and freedom", her rulers are fighting over the rule. Once this kind of dispute erupts it may become the beginning of their end as a superpower.

The U.S. now a days is like the one whom Allah described in his book "When he turns his back, his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loveth not mischief." Al-Baqara (2:205).

The arrogant U.S. will not be better that other superpowers who spread mischief through the earth "Now the 'Ad behaved arrogantly through the land, against (all) truth and reason, and said: "Who is superior to us in strength?" What! Did they not see that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs!" Fussilat (41:15).

Allah will send his victory to the ones who work for his sake and strive to apply his laws on earth through the establishment of the Islamic state.

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 11/17/00)

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

Oh Muslims, What did the rulers of the Muslim ummah decide to do in their so-called Islamic summit in Qatar?

What did they do to help the young boys, who are being killed daily, here in Palestine in their war with stones against the Jews who are supported by the U.S.?

Their summit was more likely a recreation period for the rulers. They decided to form a committee to beg the U.N. and other non-Islamic international forums to help stop the killings in Palestine.

Can you believe this? 56 rulers got together to support the intifada in Palestine but were unable to do anything except call for the U.N. to intervene to solve the problem for them.

Are these 56 rulers powerless? No but they are agents to the imperialist disbelievers.

William Cohen the Jewish U.S. secretary of defense is visiting these rulers in order to assure their treason.

Have you heard what Ibn Abdul Azeez the Saudi minister called for?
He called for breaking ties with every state that transfers her embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This statement was made as a favor for the coming U.S. president in order to give him an excuse not to transfer his embassy at the current moment. Both U.S. candidates promised to transfer their embassy to Jerusalem due to Jewish pressure during the current U.S. elections.

William Cohen is visiting slaves and spies who are supposed to be the rulers of the Muslim ummah, while the blood of Muslims in Palestine is being shed daily. The Jews are killing them in cold blood.
Who is supposed to take revenge for the mothers of these children who are being killed every day?

Oh Muslims, It became very clear that the rulers in the Muslim Ummah are working against her deen and against her interests. In fact, they are standing on the opposite side along with the enemies of the Muslim Ummah. They are the guardians of the Jewish state.

It became very clear that the rulers in the Muslim Ummah are working against her deen and against her interests. In fact, they are standing on the opposite side along with the enemies of the Muslim Ummah. They are the guardians of the Jewish state.

It is time for the Muslim Ummah to stand up against her rulers.
Her rulers are seeking decisions from the U.N. instead of seeking decisions from Islam. They obey the U.S. more than they obey Allah. For how long should the Muslim Ummah stay silent?

Haven't you seen how the Jewish rockets are being fired into the bedrooms of wounded children? We have all seen it on TV. And yet you hear these rulers saying that peace with the Jews is a strategic decision. What kind of disgusting remark is that?

It is time for Muslims to realize that there is no solution to their problems but by the re-establishment of the Islamic state.
Allah is stronger than the U.S. We should work for His deen and Allah will aid us.

Allah has promised us victory " and it was due from Us to aid those who believed." Al-room (30:47).

Al-Quds (Jerusalem) will be for Muslims. It will not be for the Jews , and it will not be for the masters of the Jews.

Al-Quds will be the capital of the Islamic Khilafah state.

Allah says "Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take!" al'Sho'ara (26:227) Ameen Back to top

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 11/03/00)

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

Oh Muslims,

"Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of Bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of Allah" ah! verily, the help of Allah is (always) near!" al-Baqara (2:214). Prophet Muhammad said in the hadeeth "There will a day come that other nations will come upon you to plunder your wealth (and to exploit your resources) the way a group of eaters eat from their one plate, the companions then asked: Is it because we are few then. The prophet replied: No you will be many then, but you will be like the scum of the sea. , the fear from you will be removed from the hearts of your enemies and your hearts will have in them the "Wahn".

The companions asked what is "Wahn" Oh mesenger of Allah? The prophet replied: "The Love of this life and the fear from death".

Dear brothers,

Whenever I hear the news about this Intifada or the news about the demonstrations in the Muslim world I start hoping every times that a movement will erupt in one of the Muslim armies. I start feeling the live spirit of this Muslim Ummah. but then I remember the last obstacle "which is the worst" that prevents this Ummah from dashing, I mean her rulers.

The rulers of the Muslim Ummah are working today as servants to the imperialist disbelievers. They are the last obstacles that prevent her from starting her return to her normal position. They are the real protectors of the Jewish imperialist pocket. The rulers were hired by the imperialist disbelievers to prevent this Ummah from her return to Islam.

Look how once the Ummah started to move and started to call for Jihad then we had seen the rulers contacting their masters to arrange for the proper response against the Ummah so they called for these traitorous summits that we had seen , like the summits in sharm alsheikh and in Cairo in order to collaborate against this Ummah and against the blessed Intifada.

The ruler of Egypt, this low agent to the U.S., considers Jihad as unrealistic option, "It's a matter of stupid ness " he says. The ruler of Iraq calls for Jihad but his hands are still wet from the blood of Muslims whom he had slaughtered. Or the ruler of Jordan whose state has the longest borders with the Jewish State, but he had stated clearly that canceling agreements with Israel is a matter of defeat. Or the Yemeni ruler who used to call for a "defensive Jihad" against Israel but once he had the explosion of the U.S. warship in his regional water then he started acting like a slave in front of his masters. Etc..etc..

Oh Muslims,

You should know that the imperialist disbelievers had destroyed your state, they overthrew your khalifah , they tore down your unity and they stepped down on your glory.

Oh Muslims,

Its time that you move against your rulers Its time for the Muslim armies to uprise against their corrupt rulers, and to revenge for the old men, women, and children who were slaughtered by the Jews.

For how long should you stay silent.

The PNA (Palestinian National Authority ) is using the current Intifada to push for the so_called peace agreement with Israel.

May Allah help us to replace the current corrupt non_Islamic regimes in the Muslim world with the Islamic Khilafah State. (11/03/00)

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Sermon on Temple Mount (Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel 09/15/00)

Under the Control of Yasir Arafat's Appointed WAQF

O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed)

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.I witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.

"Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful." Al-Tawba (9:128)

Oh Muslims,

Allah says in the noble Quran "O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed)." Al-Tawba (9:119). This is an order from Allah that directs Muslims to fear Allah and to be with those who are true (in word and deed) and not with those who are liars.

First they (the current rulers) said to the Muslim Ummah that they will liberate Palestine from the sea to the river. They claimed that they are guarding the eastern gate, and then they claimed that they are protecting the western gate.

They claimed that the U.S. is the imperialist enemy. They said to the Muslim Ummah that they want the international legitimacy to liberate Gaza and Jericho but they had gave up most of Palestine through the same excuse.

O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed):

They claimed that they are sons of Prophet Muhammad whereas prophet Muhammad had attacked such people. Then they claimed that they are sons of our great Muslim heroes like Omar ibnu'lkhattab or Amro'bnu'la'as but these great heroes are free from their actions. O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed):

We had recently hear that these corrupt traitorous Arab rulers are openly promoting the idea of dividing al-Aqsa Mosque between the Jews and the Muslims. They keep calling to resume "peace" negotiations with the Jewish ruler Ehud Barak even after they hear his calls for spreading the Jewish authority and rule over al-Aqsa Mosque. These rulers had reached a high level of impudence and lowness when they declare that if the Jews refuse the negotiations over Jerusalem then they will call to let the city open for all religions, (i.e. internationalize the city) which means that instead of fighting the Jews the Muslims will need to fight the U.S., Britain, France … etc in order to liberate the city.

O ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed):

There is a great conspiracy coming up , a conspiracy that the Friday speaker will not dare to speak up about .We smell a massacre that will be executed inside al-Aqsa Mosque by a Jewish extremist "Who will then be claimed to be a lunatic " and then the Jews will occupy the whole al-Aqsa Mosque. They will do it in the same manner that they did before in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron when they kicked out all the Muslims from the Mosque.

Then our rulers will come and they will start "negotiations" with the Jews over al-Aqsa Mosque , and they will make us feel happy to hear that the Jews had allowed Muslims to pray in part of al-Aqsa Mosque.

Oh Muslims,

Beware from your rulers I warn you from your rulers before I warn you from the Jews and the Americans because they are the "Enemies Inside".

I call the Muslim armies to stand up and remove their rulers I call every sincere soldier sitting over his tank, or riding his airplane or holding his gun to stand up and defend this deen by removing the current rulers and establishing the Islamic Khilafah state. This will end the current conspiracies and mockeries against this deen.

Oh Muslims,

Let it be clear to all of you that there will be no liberation to al-Aqsa Mosque or to Chechnya or to Bosnia or Mecca or to Medina without the establishment of the Islamic state which will carry Islam and which will unify the Ummah and will call to Jihad in order to destroy the Jews, the Americans, and the imperialist disbelievers. May Allah help us to establish the Islamic state that will make Jerusalem its capital as was mentioned in the hadeeths of Prophet Muhammad
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Waqf resumes digging on Temple Mount
By Nadav Shragai

(Ha´aretz News June 11, 2000) Ignoring an earlier uproar over its archaeological work on the Temple Mount, the Waqf (Islamic religious trust) has continued to dig up and use heavy vehicles on the Mount as part of its work on the northern arches of Solomon's Stables.

Such work was a source of controversy earlier this year when the Waqf began its work on the stables to widen the entrance gate to the area to create an emergency exit for the many visitors to Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Waqf was also accused of dumping large amounts of dirt in the Kidron stream, and fears were raised that ancient artifacts dating back to the First and Second Temple eras were being destroyed by the work.

The current spate of work is being carried out without the Antiquities Authority's supervision, as is required by law. Heavy trucks have also been seen in the area, despite promises by Public Security Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami that such vehicles would not be allowed into the area.

A small concrete-block building with a cast-iron roof has also been built near the eastern face of the Temple Mount. Sources suspect it is being used for storage.

Preparatory work on the subterranean area has almost been completed, as has the preparatory work for the large entrance that necessitated the Waqf digging up the Temple Mount at the northern wall of Solomon's Stables.

Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Haim Ramon met over the weekend with Antiquities Department head Amir Drori, Jerusalem Police Commander Yair Yitzhaki and representatives of the Attorney General's Office and the police's legal adviser to discuss the work. The possibility of adopting a protocol for dealing with the Waqf, one that is not coordinated with the Antiquities Authority, was discussed, as was the drawing of "red lines" that Israel will not allow the Waqf to cross. The Waqf currently wishes to commence other construction work on the holy site, and this issue was also raised at the meeting.

Ramon will meet today with representatives from a new nonpolitical public organization that seeks to put an end to the destruction of antiques buried in the Temple Mount. Its supporters published an open letter to the prime minister on Thursday, stating that at the site, "a serious act of irreparable archaeological vandalism and destruction is being carried out without archaeological supervision, while abrogating the Antiquities Law and while the Antiquities Authority remains inactive ... thousands of tons of dirt which contain a large amount of findings dating back to the First Temple period have been dumped at municipal dumps and other sites. This archaeological crime in insufferable."

The letter was signed by people from all over the political spectrum, including Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olment, former mayor Teddy Kollek, various authors such as Haim Guri, S. Yizhar and Amos Oz, professors and winners of the Israel Prize for Archaeology and 82 Knesset members from nearly all Knesset factions, including the Likud, One Israel, Shas, Shinui and Meretz.

Archaeologist Ilit Mazar says that 6,000 tons of dirt and stones have been dug out of the holy site. "Every item being destroyed there could be incredibly important, and only professional archaeologists can decide what to destroy and what not," she says.

SOURCE: http://www3.haaretz.co.il/ eng/htmls/kat12_5.htm 06/11/00

Out of Context
Erik Schechter and Lisa Sandell

(Jerusalem Report January 17, 2000) A small green tractor dumps yet another load of rubble on the 50-foot mound in East Jerusalem's Kidron Valley, not far from the Lions' Gate. The debris has been excavated from the Temple Mount, where for the past few weeks, amid mounting controversy, the Jerusalem waqf (Islamic Trust) has been opening a new entrance to the Marwani Mosque.

"You have no right to work here. This is our territory," snaps Najib Barekat Abu Malik, a bearded waqf official in a neat but mismatched suit.

But Yuval Baruch, of the Israeli Antiquities Authority, is unmoved. "Don't stop!" he calls out to two of his workers who, because of the row, had taken a break from picking through the debris for artifacts. Baruch may be powerless to keep the waqf from obliterating layers of history on the Temple Mount, but he defends his mission to salvage whatever he can.

One of Abu Malik's compatriots, Ali Ar, has rented the waqf the plot on which this man-made hill is growing. The Antiquities Authority, Ali Ar claims in Hebrew, is motivated by "right-wing" zealotry. It's activities are designed to find proof of an ancient Jewish presence in the Land of Israel. But that's all "just talk," he says dismissively. "The Jews have no foundation in this land. They have excavated all over and have never found a thing. They think they once had a temple where we have our mosques. Fairytales."

In that case, why does he care if the Israelis are poking around in the rubble? "I'm afraid they'll find some weird stone and Jews will start to pray here," he says.

Though some hewn stone blocks have been rescued from the fill, Jon Seligman, the Jerusalem region Antiquities Authority archaeologist, remarks regretfully that archaeology primarily values context - something that finds from this spot now lack. "It's as though everything's been put in a blender and mixed up," he says. "You can find pottery from the Second Temple period here, but so what? You can find pottery from the Second Temple period in every archaeological fill in Jerusalem."

What was critical about these finds, he notes, is where they came from. "The real crime is being committed, right now, on the Temple Mount. This is the sideshow."

Source: http://www.jrep.com/UpFront/Article-3.html (The Jeruslaem Report uploaded to United Jerusalem.com 02/18/00)

Jerusalem construction angers archaeologist

By Danielle Haas

JERUSALEM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A mountain of mud, stones and trash outside Jerusalem's Old City walls may appear a dirt heap to the naked eye, but to Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar it is a mound of priceless history.

"In this dump is 3,000 years of destroyed history, historical evidence from one of the world's holiest places from the time of King Solomon, the Greeks and Byzantines," Mazar, a Hebrew University professor, said at the Kidron Valley site.

Around 20 academics and students gathered last Thursday to protest at dumping by the Waqf Moslem religious trust of material from building at the city's most sensitive religious site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and Moslems as al-Haram al-Sharif (The Noble Sanctuary).

Archaeologists charge the Waqf with secretly dumping the material after reopening in November an entrance to a chamber under the esplanade which houses the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine. The complex was the site of Judaism's biblical temples more than 1,900 years ago.

"Look at this," said Mazar, fingering a small white disc that someone had just handed her from the rain-sodden earth. "An ancient mother of pearl bead. And look at this, an eighth century handle of a storage jar. Incredible."

MOSLEM CONSTRUCTION ANGERS ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Archaeology student Tzachi Zweig says that among other finds unearthed from the mud pile, volunteers have discovered a leg from a Bronze Age figurine and a pottery shard with striped decoration dating from the eighth century BC.

He alerted archaeologists to the dump after learning of a midnight sortie by 100 trucks from the Temple Mount a few weeks ago to dispose of the material, and says the Waqf is surreptitiously destroying evidence of Jewish life at the site.

"Someone involved with the digging told me they scanned and filtered the material and that they destroyed any evidence of Jewish presence there including Hebrew text and a five pointed star that is the symbol of the kingdom of Judah," Zweig said.

No one from the Waqf was immediately available for comment but its officials have previously denied causing damage and remained defiant.

"We will not permit Israeli archaeologists to intervene in our affairs," the Mufti of Jerusalem, Ikrima Sabri, appointed by the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said last month.

Israeli government officials, agreeing that Israel originally sanctioned the work, said they had been surprised by the extent of the building and had asked for further construction to be monitored by archaeologists.

Israeli antiquities experts have accused Israel's Antiquities Authority of failing to take seriously the temple trash, now mixed up with modern garbage, and have demanded that Israel put pressure on the Waqf to stop digging.

"We know this is a very sensitive area, but politics has nothing to do with it. The Israeli government has to impose control on the Waqf. We have to protest against this vandalism," said archaeology professor Ami Mazar.

TEMPLE MOUNT TINDERBOX
Tensions are the last thing Israel wants at the Temple Mount, a source of sharp religious discord and a spark for potential violence when either side suspects the other of tampering with the fragile status quo.

Bloodshed erupted three years ago when Israel's then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an entrance punched into a tourist tunnel near the compound.

Sixty-one Palestinians and 15 Israeli soldiers were killed in ensuing gun battles in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Last month, Israel's Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein added his voice to the growing ruckus when he accused the Waqf of destroying Jewish heritage.

"Remnants of the history of the Jewish people are being trampled," Israel's Ha'aretz newspaper quoted him as saying. Jerusalem's Israeli mayor, Ehud Olmert, has also challenged the construction work.

Waqf head Adnan Husseini said last month that Israel had no right to demand a halt to the work.

"We never asked for permission from the occupation," he said.

Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem including the Old City with its major holy sites in the 1967 Middle East war, but gave control of the Temple Mount to the Waqf. Israel claims Jerusalem as its "united eternal capital".

Palestinians reject the claim and want East Jerusalem for the capital of a future Palestinian state.

ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY DISPUTES VALUE OF DUMP FINDS
Not everyone agrees that the dump is worth serious analysis. The damage is done once the material is moved, some say.

"Material is only of value if it's at the site proper," said Gideon Avni of the Antiquities Authority, brushing aside claims that it had been slow to act.

Despite forwarding information about the digging and requesting that the authority be allowed to supervise the work, he said it had been denied access to the site.

Archaeologists said the damaging work continues unabated.

Piles of churned earth and stones lay strewn in the corner of the Temple Mount plaza where the entrance to the new chamber stands obscured by olive trees and cordoned off from prying eyes by wary security officials who keep onlookers at a distance.

A bulldozer stood idle nearby.

"The most important evidence of the history of Jerusalem, for all religions, is being destroyed every day. If we are barbaric, history means nothing to us. But we are supposed to be cultured, said Eilat Mazar. "That is why this has to end."

Thousands participate in protest calling for an end to desecrations on the Temple Mount

(IsraelWire-1/26) Some 5,000 persons participated in a protest on Tuesday night calling for an immediate end to the ongoing illegal Wakf Authority construction on the Temple Mount of Jerusalem's Old City in the area known as Solomon's Stables.

The protest was organized by the Zo Artzeinu organization, which called for motorists from around the country to drive to the Kidron Valley area, from where the participants walked while carrying torches.

Officials affiliated with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have testified that the ongoing construction continued to cause irreparable damage to religious artifacts dating back to the Temple era. Nevertheless, the government has opted to turn a blind eye in the hope of avoiding a conflict with the Moslem community.

Petitions filed with the High Court of Justice, calling for an immediate cessation of construction, have also been rejected with the court stating the issues at hand were not ‘legal' but rather ‘political' and therefore must be dealt with by the government. The court ruled that in light of the delicate situation regarding the Mount, the holiest location to the Jewish People and the site of the First and Second Temples, it was unable to rule. The justices indicated that a stop-work order may lead to violent Moslem rioting and therefore, the decision as to the construction must be left to the government.

As a result of the ongoing construction, the Wakf Authority has dumped hundreds of truckloads of dirt containing artifacts in the Kidron Valley.

High Court rejects petition to halt Wakf's work on Temple
   Mount By Dan Izenberg

(January 12) - The High Court of Justice yesterday rejected a petition by the Temple Mount Faithful to halt all work by the Wakf on the construction of an illegal monumental entrance to the Marwani Mosque on the Temple Mount.

A panel of three justices - Yitzhak Zamir, Mishael Cheshin and Dorit Beinisch - ruled that policy regarding the mount should be left in the hands of the government and the court should not interfere.

In his decision, Zamir wrote that there have been several
petitions against construction by the Wakf on the Temple Mount. In each case, the court decided not to intervene.

There was no question the Wakf's actions violated the country's planning and antiquities laws, but other factors also had to be taken into consideration, he said.
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The PA Mufti: Jews from Germany Should Return There

The PA Mufti, 'Ikrima Sabri, was interviewed by the German Die Welt on the issues of Jerusalem, the Jews and the Arab-Israeli conflict. (1) Following is the interview: 01/17/01

Die Welt: The new Intifada is named after the Al-Aqsa Mosque which is on the Temple Mount. On January 4, the Chief Rabbinate declared that Jewish Halacha (Religious Law) prohibits "the transfer of sovereignty over the Temple Mountto foreigners, whether directly or indirectly", for it is the holiest place for the Jewish people. Four days later, you declared in a Fatwa that the place is Muslim in its entirety. Is this an unsolvable contradiction?

Sabri: There is not [even] the smallest indication of the existence of a Jewish temple on this place in the past. In the whole city, there is not even a single stone indicating Jewish History. Our right, on the other hand,is very clear. This place belongs to us for 1500 years. Even when it was conquered by the Crusaders, it remained Al-Aqsa, and we got it back soon afterwards. The Jews do not even know exactly where their temple stood. Therefore, we do not accept that they have any rights, underneath the surface or above it.

Die Welt: It is agreed among archeologists that the Wailing-Wall is part of the foundation of Herod's temple. The Bible and other antique sources report about this place in detail. Why can't you respect the Jewish connection tothis place?

Sabri: It is the art of the Jews to deceive the world. But they can't do it to us. There is not a single stone in the Wailing-Wall relating to Jewish History. The Jews cannot legitimately claim this wall, neither religiously nor historically. The Committee of the League of Nations recommended in 1930, to allow the Jews to pray there, in order to keep them quiet. But by no means did it acknowledge that the wall belongs to them.

Die Welt: Why don't you allow Israeli scientists to dig there to look for possible remnants and proofs for or against the existence of the Jewish temple?

Sabri: We categorically reject all excavations under the Al-Aqsa mosque, because they would endanger the historical buildings on the site. Besides, they have already dug everywhere. All they could find were remnants of buildings from the Omayyad-period. Everything they excavated was related to Arabs and Muslims.

Die Welt: King Hussein once proposed "Divine Sovereignty" over Temple Mount, in order to reduce the tensions between peoples and religions there. Sabri: We accept God's sovereignty. That is why this mosque is calledAl-Aqsa. Allah himself gave it this name. Allah wants the place to belong to the Muslims and to no one else. This is acceptable to us.

Die Welt: Would you agree, if necessary, to the internationalization of the city, in order to manage these unsolvable problems?

Sabri: An internationalized Jerusalem would be worse for us than a Zionist Jerusalem. In such a case, the entire world, and not only one state, would be against us. This would be a regression to colonial times.

Die Welt: On March 23, the Pope said in Jerusalem: "Religion must never be an excuse for the use of force especially when religious identity overlaps with cultural and national identity." How would you answer him?

Sabri: Any religious man would agree with that. We also believe that religion is not the reason for the hatred between peoples. Only thosewithout religion ignore that. But who are they? Who occupies and destroys other peoples and their property?

Die Welt: The Intifada is also violent. Wasn't the peaceful resistance with which Gandhi ended British colonialism in India, more successful?

Sabri: We have fought for peace without using violence since 1967. But no one listened to us. We won resolutions in the UN, but no one lifted a finger for us.

Die Welt: In your July 2000 Fatwa you declared: "We insist on the Right of Return for all the 1948 refugees and prohibit them from getting compensations for [the loss] of the Holy Land, for it has no price. What are the borders of this Holy Land that you refer to?

Sabri: From an Islamic point of view, it stretches from the Mediterranean to the Jordan [River]. It is Palestine in its entirety.

Die Welt: And there is no place for the Israelis?

Sabri: For the Jews who lived here before, there will be a place, of course. But all those Jews who came here from all over the world, must return to the places from where they came. The Jews from Germany should return to Germany.(laughs) After all, you like them so much, don't you?

Die Welt: Does this mean, that there is no place here for a Jewish state?

Sabri: I didn't address this issue in my Fatwa. All I said was that the refugees must return. I didn't say anything about the borders. Endnotes:(1) Die Welt (Germany) January, 17, 20001.(IMRA 01/25/01)

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1930 Moslem Council: Jewish Temple Mount ties 'beyond dispute' By Etgar Lefkovits Jerusalem Post 01/26/01

JERUSALEM (January 26) - Although Islamic Wakf officials are currently denying any Jewish connection to the Temple Mount, a 1930 booklet about the site published by the supreme Moslem body in Jerusalem during the British Mandate states categorically that the site's identification with the First Temple is "beyond dispute."

Published by the Supreme Moslem Council, the nine-page English-language tourist guide, entitled A Brief Guide to al-Haram al-Sharif, a copy of which was obtained by The Jerusalem Post, states: "The site is one of the oldest in the world. Its sanctity dates from the earliest times. Its identity with the site of Solomon's Temple is beyond dispute. This, too, is the spot, according to universal belief, on which David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings." A footnote refers the reader to 2 Samuel 26:25.

The Supreme Moslem Council "was the supreme Moslem body appointed by the British Government during the Mandate period to administer the Moslem affairs in Palestine which included Wakf affairs," said Dr. Eli Reches, an Arab affairs expert at Tel Aviv University.

The booklet focuses on the Moslem connection to the site, with the authors stating clearly: "... for the purposes of this Guide, which confines itself to the Moslem period, the starting point is the year 637 A.D."

But Judaism's unequivocal connection to the Temple Mount comes up again on the last page of the booklet, which discusses the "substructures" of the Dome of the Rock.

Describing the area of Solomon's Stables, which Islamic Wakf officials converted into a new mosque in 1996, the guide states: "...little is known for certain about the early history of the chamber itself. It dates probably as far back as the construction of Solomon's Temple... According to Josephus, it was in existence and was used as a place of refuge by the Jews at the time of the conquest of Jerusalem by Titus in the year 70 A.D."

The guide mentions in passing Christianity's connection to Solomon's Stables. "We also know that this space was used by the Knights Templar as stables and the holes to which they tethered their horses can still be seen in the masonry of the piers... The contrast between lower and upper courses of the larger piers would tend to show that they belong to two distinct periods, and that the upper parts and the vaults of Arab construction [are] superimposed upon ancient foundations."

The guide also refers to Christianity's link to a small chamber in the vast subterranean structure, "which was believed in medieval times to have been associated with Jesus Christ's infancy, a belief that was prevalent long before the advent of the Crusaders, and was subsequently accepted by them."

Published by the Moslem Orphanage Press as a visitor's guide to the site and priced at 200 mils, the booklet contains seven full-page photographs of the Dome of the Rock which the guide says were reproduced courtesy of the American Colony.

This week, Palestinian Authority Mufti Ikrima Sabri, interviewed by the German Die Welt said, "There is not [even] the smallest indication of the existence of a Jewish temple on this place in the past. In the whole city, there is not even a single stone indicating Jewish history."
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