I recently read that Arabs are the owners of the Temple Mount and that Jews merely visitors. I cannot claim the veracity of the claim, but
the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, which is an Islamic religious organization, oversees
and manages the civil dimensions of the Temple Mount. Following the 1948 War, Jordan gained control
of the area. In the Six-Day War of 1967,
Israel took possession of the mount, but allowed the Waqf to have control over
the area, which presently has the financial support of Jordan. The Jerusalem Grand Mufti oversees religious dimensions
matters and Israeli police protect the mount.
This area has been under the
control of various peoples, nations, and kings: 1) Canaanite, Israeli, Babylonian,
Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Muslim, Crusaders, Mamluks, Ottoman, British,
and Jordanian.
That leaves open the door of
possibility: the authority of the Temple Mount can change hands.
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| Picture from 2017 Israel Trip |
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