[jerusalem] closer and closer and closer

Third Temple

So, it’s started. I dearly wish I could have posted last evening’s piece on the scenario in the next few years because today’s news is very much part of the deal. The agents provocateur are out in force and I’m not referring to one particular group, as this article is:

Any encroachment on a holy site is seen as a challenge to the fragile status quo in Jerusalem. It may be a one-time incursion, but suspicions and anger run so deep it will no doubt be one of those often-referred-to-moments in this tireless conflict.

Tension had been building. Arab leaders around the world had been calling for Muslims to protest today. Many Arabs are furious the Israelis have started construction on a covered bridge that leads from the Wailing Wall Plaza to the Al Aqsa Mosque.

There is a small mound or hill under the bridge and it was an entrance into the Mosque at one time. Parts of the mound are being removed to make way for a new foundation for the bridge and many Muslims consider that sacred ground. Moderate Arabs are furious Israeli backhoes are taking away that hill without consulting any Islamic officials.

As most know, the conflagration starts the moment the red heifer is found and the cornerstone laid. According to my document, religious tensions get to the point where most people are sick to death of it all and religion is seen as tantamount to killing and terror. Someone steps up and says: “I’ll put a stop to the crazies,” and he/she is welcomed with open arms.

Hitler was welcomed thus as well.