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'Jihad Tourism' on the Rise at Temple Mount
TPS via IsraelToday ^ | 8 November 2022

Posted on 11/12/2022 10:10:54 PM PST by Words Matter

TPS) Sources in the Islamic Waqf, which administers the Temple Mount, told TPS on Monday that marriage contracts will now be processed at the Al Aqsa Mosque rather than in a Sharia Court office in eastern Jerusalem. The aim is to strengthen the Muslim presence on the Temple Mount by bringing Palestinian residents to the mosque. It was also learned that there has been a significant increase in the number of Muslim delegations visiting the Jerusalem holy site after visits dropped during the coronavirus pandemic. Waqf officials estimate that 700 Muslims from Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa visit the Temple Mount plaza every day. In eastern Jerusalem, these visits are known as “Jihad Tourism.” Many of these tourists — particularly from Turkey — have participated in violence on the Temple Mount, as TPS has previously reported based on police sources….

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1 posted on 11/12/2022 10:10:54 PM PST by Words Matter
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To: Words Matter

Next time there are rockets from Gaza falling anywhere close to the Temple Mount, I think one or two of them should take out the Dome of the Rock.

Those Pali rockets are not known to be very accurate.


2 posted on 11/13/2022 7:10:52 AM PST by ALASKA (There has to be a line we do not cross.)
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To: ALASKA

“Those Pali rockets are not known to be very accurate.”

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It’s called self infliction, just like their so called nakba...


3 posted on 11/13/2022 9:59:35 PM PST by Words Matter
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
4 posted on 11/14/2022 7:17:56 AM PST by SJackson (nations that are barren of liberties are also barren of groceries, Louis Fisher)
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