Comments on: How Muslims Are Prevented From Visiting a Holy Site in Jerusalem http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Sun, 27 May 2012 20:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joey Cavod http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75271 Joey Cavod Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75271 <p>Those dumbells were praying in the wrong direction, or more likely, Weiss got the story wrong, as usual. When a Moslem prays, even while in Jerusalem, he faces Mecca (2,000 miles away in Saudi Arabia). So in many cases, even when a Moslem is in Jerusalem, his back is to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.</p> <p>The name "Al-Aqsa Mosque" translates to "the farthest mosque". The location of the "farthest mosque" was not explicitly stated, but came to be associated with Jerusalem, though Jerusalem not mentioned at all in the Koran, and the actual referance may be to Damascus. It's disputed by scholars who believe that the location was chosen specifically because its holy nature to the Jews and that the Islamic claim to the Temple Mount is very recent </p> <p>Why are Muslims believers that "messenger of God came to that place" and Jews that want to rebuild a temple, where two sat for over 1000 years "nutjobs"?</p> <p>The Observer pays you for the this crap? Your reporting is a joke. </p> <p>Editors: Fire Weiss, or at least fact check his work.</p> Those dumbells were praying in the wrong direction, or more likely, Weiss got the story wrong, as usual. When a Moslem prays, even while in Jerusalem, he faces Mecca (2,000 miles away in Saudi Arabia). So in many cases, even when a Moslem is in Jerusalem, his back is to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The name "Al-Aqsa Mosque" translates to "the farthest mosque". The location of the "farthest mosque" was not explicitly stated, but came to be associated with Jerusalem, though Jerusalem not mentioned at all in the Koran, and the actual referance may be to Damascus. It's disputed by scholars who believe that the location was chosen specifically because its holy nature to the Jews and that the Islamic claim to the Temple Mount is very recent

Why are Muslims believers that "messenger of God came to that place" and Jews that want to rebuild a temple, where two sat for over 1000 years "nutjobs"?

The Observer pays you for the this crap? Your reporting is a joke.

Editors: Fire Weiss, or at least fact check his work.

]]> By: thewiseking http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75272 thewiseking Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75272 <p>poor little philly weiss is agonizing over the plight of muslims who just want to do a little praying. what little philly is unaware of is that for the last two thousand years muslims have desecrated, destroyed, and built their mosques upon the holiest of holy sites of jews and christians. jews were completely denied access to the western wall upon which muslims strewed their garbage and even little philly must know that they built their mosque upon the remains of the jewish temple. since the six day war jews have treated israeli arabs as citizens who participate in an open democracy.they are allowed complete access to their holy sites which are carefully protected and respected. they are given this privilege even though to this day they rain rocks down upon the heads of jews praying at the kotel. the security measures taken now are temporary and are akin to closing off parts of lower manhattan post-9/11. how would little philly weiss suggest the state of israel handle its security problem?</p> poor little philly weiss is agonizing over the plight of muslims who just want to do a little praying. what little philly is unaware of is that for the last two thousand years muslims have desecrated, destroyed, and built their mosques upon the holiest of holy sites of jews and christians. jews were completely denied access to the western wall upon which muslims strewed their garbage and even little philly must know that they built their mosque upon the remains of the jewish temple. since the six day war jews have treated israeli arabs as citizens who participate in an open democracy.they are allowed complete access to their holy sites which are carefully protected and respected. they are given this privilege even though to this day they rain rocks down upon the heads of jews praying at the kotel. the security measures taken now are temporary and are akin to closing off parts of lower manhattan post-9/11. how would little philly weiss suggest the state of israel handle its security problem?

]]> By: anon http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75273 anon Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75273 <p>The Koran mentions Mecca three times. It mentions Medina five times. It never mentions Jerusalem. There is no historical evidence to suggest Mohammad ever visited Jerusalem. </p> <p>Jerusalem appears in the Jewish Bible 669. The Christian Bible mentions Jerusalem 154. </p> <p>From 1948 to 1967, when East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were occupied by Jordanian Forces following the 1948-9 Arab-Israeli War, Jerusalem itself was ignored by the Arab world. No Arab leader ever paid a visit, not even to pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque or the Dome of the Rock. During this 19 year period of Jordanian occupation, when no Jews were allowed there, the Arabs destroyed 58 of Jerusalem's Jewish synagogues. Even the Arabs of Palestine placed so low a priority on Jerusalem that the PLO's founding charter, the 1964 Palestinian National Covenant, made no reference whatsoever to it. Only when the Jews recaptured it after the 1967 "Six Day War" did the Arab world grow very passionate about Jerusalem.</p> The Koran mentions Mecca three times. It mentions Medina five times. It never mentions Jerusalem. There is no historical evidence to suggest Mohammad ever visited Jerusalem.

Jerusalem appears in the Jewish Bible 669. The Christian Bible mentions Jerusalem 154.

From 1948 to 1967, when East Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were occupied by Jordanian Forces following the 1948-9 Arab-Israeli War, Jerusalem itself was ignored by the Arab world. No Arab leader ever paid a visit, not even to pray at the al-Aqsa Mosque or the Dome of the Rock. During this 19 year period of Jordanian occupation, when no Jews were allowed there, the Arabs destroyed 58 of Jerusalem's Jewish synagogues. Even the Arabs of Palestine placed so low a priority on Jerusalem that the PLO's founding charter, the 1964 Palestinian National Covenant, made no reference whatsoever to it. Only when the Jews recaptured it after the 1967 "Six Day War" did the Arab world grow very passionate about Jerusalem.

]]> By: jimmy http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75274 jimmy Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75274 <p>crazy arabs. they dont even know Islam. Praying at the wrong place. I bet they even pray to the wrong god. AT least they dont eat pork. </p> <p>Weis must be wrong, again! All one has to do is explain to those Arabs, that they dont know their own religion.</p> crazy arabs. they dont even know Islam. Praying at the wrong place. I bet they even pray to the wrong god. AT least they dont eat pork.

Weis must be wrong, again! All one has to do is explain to those Arabs, that they dont know their own religion.

]]> By: jeffrey R. Williams http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75275 jeffrey R. Williams Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75275 <p>The Third Temple is to be built adjacent to the Mosque,leaving out an outter courtyard. Source: Ezekiel 40-48. Does this help?</p> The Third Temple is to be built adjacent to the Mosque,leaving out an outter courtyard. Source: Ezekiel 40-48. Does this help?

]]> By: SuperWolff http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75276 SuperWolff Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75276 <p>This is actually an Arab style football game. On the count of 3, they all run at full speed against the wall. The last one left alive, wins!</p> This is actually an Arab style football game. On the count of 3, they all run at full speed against the wall. The last one left alive, wins!

]]> By: Rowan Berkeley http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75277 Rowan Berkeley Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75277 <p><i>"Jerusalem not mentioned at all in the Koran, and the actual referance may be to Damascus. It's disputed by scholars ... "</i></p> <p>-- no, it's disputed by pseudo scholars like you, 'Joey', who wouldn't recognise scholarly integrity if it bit their balls off.</p> "Jerusalem not mentioned at all in the Koran, and the actual referance may be to Damascus. It's disputed by scholars … "

– no, it's disputed by pseudo scholars like you, 'Joey', who wouldn't recognise scholarly integrity if it bit their balls off.

]]> By: Joey http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75278 Joey Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75278 <p>Jerusalem is 2000 km. from Mecca, not 2000 miles.</p> Jerusalem is 2000 km. from Mecca, not 2000 miles.

]]> By: ride on http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75279 ride on Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75279 <p>speak about balls, i love you rowan berkeley. now, how about that 'not-so-wiseking'?!</p> speak about balls, i love you rowan berkeley. now, how about that 'not-so-wiseking'?!

]]> By: DontCareAboutYourRaceOrReligion http://mondoweiss.net/2006/08/how_muslims_are.html/comment-page-1#comment-75280 DontCareAboutYourRaceOrReligion Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2006/08/09/how_muslims_are.html#comment-75280 <p>Wow, racists supreme hang out here.</p> <p>Go look in the mirror and pat yourself on the back.</p> <p>You wonder how Hitler felt about the Jews, you're feeling it now towards the Arabs.</p> <p>History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme.</p> Wow, racists supreme hang out here.

Go look in the mirror and pat yourself on the back.

You wonder how Hitler felt about the Jews, you're feeling it now towards the Arabs.

History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme.

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