Demonstrations
took place this past Friday at the Temple Mount after 8000 Muslim
Arabs had gathered in the Al-Aqsa Mosque for morning prayer. The Jerusalem
Post reported that they were protesting against Israeli “violations” at religious
sites in Jerusalem and the West Bank. In
her Twitter account, Nurit
Yohanan posted a video of the alleged protester’s chant. Her account provides a translation in Hebrew
of a portion of the chant—that was most likely in Arabic; a translation of the
Hebrew is as follows: “Jews the army of
Al-Aqsa shall return” and “in spirit, in blood, we shall liberate you Al-Aqsa.” The group can be seen walking toward what
looks like the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount. Occasionally the camera pans to the right
where you see what looks like the Dome of the Rock. Eventually Israeli police came and dispersed
the crowd.
This is a picture from my 2017 summer trip to Jerusalem,
Israel. I spent a lot of time on the Temple Mount and took many
pictures. On the left is the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The three trees on the
front right are olive trees. In the background to the right are cedar
trees. There is life and light there on that mountain, and if they could speak, what would they say?
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