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Wizdom
05-11-08, 20:18
Israel replaces mosques with synagogues
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:54:46 GMT


Israel opens its synagogue 'Ohel Yitzhak' in an Al-Aqsa mosque building.
Israel has sparked widespread controversy with its construction of a synagogue in lieu of a mosque in Jerusalem (al-Quds).

The 25-meter-high religious site is believed to have become the largest synagogue of its kind in Jerusalem.

Israeli religious figures insist that no political objectives are behind the construction of the synagogue and that it is has been built solely for religious reasons.

"It is the same as Muslims, if there is a mosque that was being destroyed they will rebuild it. Everyone wants a place to worship the same father," Rabbi Efraim Holseberg told Press TV correspondent Shireen Yassin.

"We have the same father. There is nothing political here," he continued.

The move has raised criticism with Muslims saying that Israel is striving to eradicate the Islamic identity of the ancient city.

On October 12, Israel launched its monumental synagogue 'Ohel Yitzhak' (Tent of Isaac) only 50 meters away from al-Aqsa mosque amid a campaign to expel Palestinian residents from the city.

The leader of the Islamic movement in the occupied territories, Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, said at a press conference that the Jewish organization 'Utarit Kohanim' stole the prayer site of the 'Tankeziya' school - one of al-Aqsa's buildings - and turned it into the synagogue.

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, in a press release denounced the construction of the synagogue and termed it as a major offense against Islam's third-holiest mosque.

Ihsanoglu said the act was a violation of international law and the Geneva Convention, which bans Israel from committing any aggression against holy shrines in the occupied lands.

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ronald
05-11-08, 20:37
Natuurlijk weer zo'n typische titel van jou....



JPost.com » Jewish World » Jewish News » Article
Oct 12, 2008 22:06 | Updated Oct 15, 2008 15:58
'Lost' synagogue reopens in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter
By MATTHEW WAGNER
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A group of rabbis, politicians, philanthropists and right-wing activists gathered Sunday in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City to celebrate the reopening of a synagogue located about 100 meters from the Temple Mount.
The Dome of the Rock at the...

The Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount.
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski

"We are here today to mark the return of a Jewish presence to this house of prayer," said Rabbi Shmuel Rabbinovitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and the holy sites.

"Any claims leveled at us by Muslim leaders that we are trying to take control of the Temple Mount are downright lies. According to Jewish law, it is forbidden to go up on the Temple Mount because we are all ritually impure," he went on. "We must not allow the incidents in Acre to influence this joyous occasion. This synagogue is place of prayer and peace."

Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski also rejected claims that reopening the synagogue was a belligerent act.
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"I am astounded when I hear people who attempt to turn a simple act of restoration into a battle for control. This synagogue was deserted because of Arab violence. But that does not mean what we are doing now is violent just because some people say it is," he said.

Laurie Moskowitz Hirsch, daughter of Irving and Cherna Moskowitz, the philanthropists who bought the property rights to the synagogue and funded the refurbishing, told The Jerusalem Post that strengthening Jewish presence was the best remedy for Arab violence.

"The best answer for all this [the violence in Acre] is to bring in a large Jewish presence," said Moskowitz Hirsch. "And that means buying properties. I see the Ohel Yitzhak project as part of our ongoing effort to strengthen a Jewish presence. If the Arabs want to stay, they should behave."

The Ohel Yitzhak Synagogue - which was abandoned in 1938 by a group of haredi Jews calling themselves Shomrei Hachomot (Guardians of the Walls), in the wake of waves of Arab violence - is closer than any other Jewish house of prayer to the Temple Mount, according to Rabbinovitz.

The Temple Mount has long been a flashpoint for Jewish-Arab tensions. In 1990, rumors that Jews planned to start rebuilding the Temple sparked Arab riots that resulted in casualties. In 1996, Israel opened an archeological tunnel just outside the compound, leading to violent Arab demonstrations. In September 2000, a visit to the Temple Mount by Ariel Sharon triggered more violent demonstrations that led to what later became known as al-Aksa Intifada.

The celebration of the opening of Ohel Yitzhak came amid severely strained relations between Arabs and Jews after five days of sporadic violence in Acre, one of the few cities nationwide where Arabs and Jews live side by side.

However, participants in the Ohel Yitzhak ceremony, while aware of the disturbances and the potentially volatile atmosphere, focused on the joyous occasion of the refurbishing of one of Jerusalem's most important synagogues.

Known also as the Ungarin Shul after its Hungarian Jewish founders, Ohel Yitzhak, built in 1904, also housed a yeshiva in which students studied Torah 24 hours a day. The founders of the synagogue, who were disciples of the 18th-century scholar Rabbi Moshe Sofer - known as the "Hatam Sofer" - felt that their proximity to the Temple Mount obligated them to engage in perpetual study.

According to Ateret Kohanim, an organization that facilitates the purchasing of land in the Jerusalem area, the courtyard was purchased by the Hungarian Jewish community from the Muslim Khaladi family. Rabbi Yitzhak Ratsdorfer, a Belz Hassid and diamond merchant, financed the building of the synagogue.

In its heyday, about 5,000 Jews lived in the neighborhood, which is part of the Muslim Quarter today. Arab violence that began in 1921 and reached a peak in 1938 resulted in the abandonment of Ohel Yitzhak. Members relocated to Mea She'arim, and the building was rented to Arabs until the 1948 War of Independence.

During the 19 years of Jordanian rule that ended in 1967 with the Six Day War, the synagogue was almost totally destroyed. After Israel took control over the Old City, a book store was opened up on the ground floor of the synagogue, the only part of the building left intact.

Eventually Mati Dan, director of Ateret Kohanim, encouraged American Friends of Everest, a nonprofit organization directed by the Moskowitz family, to purchase the building rights from Shomrei Hachomot.

In addition to funding the building of the synagogue, the Moskowitz family also funded an extensive archeological dig that uncovered, among other things, a huge Second Temple-era staircase that led to the Holy of Holies.

John2
05-11-08, 21:42
Het is weer zover.............................................

Wat zou er gebeuren als de Messiah nu werd geboren?

ronald
05-11-08, 22:09
Het is weer zover.............................................

Wat zou er gebeuren als de Messiah nu werd geboren?

Die is er al.
In elke generatie is de potentiele Mashiach aanwezig, alleen vindt Gd de wereld nog niet rijp zodat hij zich kan openbaren.

Slinger
05-11-08, 22:20
Israel replaces mosques with synagogues
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:54:46 GMT


Israel opens its synagogue 'Ohel Yitzhak' in an Al-Aqsa mosque building.
Israel has sparked widespread controversy with its construction of a synagogue in lieu of a mosque in Jerusalem (al-Quds).

The 25-meter-high religious site is believed to have become the largest synagogue of its kind in Jerusalem.

Israeli religious figures insist that no political objectives are behind the construction of the synagogue and that it is has been built solely for religious reasons.

"It is the same as Muslims, if there is a mosque that was being destroyed they will rebuild it. Everyone wants a place to worship the same father," Rabbi Efraim Holseberg told Press TV correspondent Shireen Yassin.

"We have the same father. There is nothing political here," he continued.

The move has raised criticism with Muslims saying that Israel is striving to eradicate the Islamic identity of the ancient city.

On October 12, Israel launched its monumental synagogue 'Ohel Yitzhak' (Tent of Isaac) only 50 meters away from al-Aqsa mosque amid a campaign to expel Palestinian residents from the city.

The leader of the Islamic movement in the occupied territories, Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, said at a press conference that the Jewish organization 'Utarit Kohanim' stole the prayer site of the 'Tankeziya' school - one of al-Aqsa's buildings - and turned it into the synagogue.

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, in a press release denounced the construction of the synagogue and termed it as a major offense against Islam's third-holiest mosque.

Ihsanoglu said the act was a violation of international law and the Geneva Convention, which bans Israel from committing any aggression against holy shrines in the occupied lands.

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Zoals de moslims al meer dan duizend jaar hebben gedaan, en niet alleen met de Joodse Tempel maar ook met christelijke kerken en boedhistische- en hindoe-heiligdommen

Wizdom
05-11-08, 22:49
Zoals de moslims al meer dan duizend jaar hebben gedaan, en niet alleen met de Joodse Tempel maar ook met christelijke kerken en boedhistische- en hindoe-heiligdommen

Zei de "historicus" met "feitelijke onderbouwing"...

Slinger
05-11-08, 22:58
Zei de "historicus" met "feitelijke onderbouwing"...

Je wilt toch niet ontkennen dat het een feit is dat de Aya Sophia in Istanboel oorspronkelijk een christelijke kerk is?

knuppeltje
05-11-08, 23:39
Je wilt toch niet ontkennen dat het een feit is dat de Aya Sophia in Istanboel oorspronkelijk een christelijke kerk is?

Die Mehmet wel zo verschrikkelijk mooi vond dat ie van hem niet geplunderd en beschadigd mocht worden bij die verovering. Alleen de christelijke afbeeldingen werden verwisseld voor caligrafie.

Slinger
06-11-08, 00:03
Die Mehmet wel zo verschrikkelijk mooi vond dat ie van hem niet geplunderd en beschadigd mocht worden bij die verovering. Alleen de christelijke afbeeldingen werden verwisseld voor caligrafie.

Ook dat kwam er nog bij. De kerk werd inderdaad helemaal leeggehaald. Alle kunstschatten werden gestolen.

knuppeltje
06-11-08, 00:13
Ook dat kwam er nog bij. De kerk werd inderdaad helemaal leeggehaald. Alle kunstschatten werden gestolen.

Erg toch hè. Hoe kan een mens zich daar na meer 500 jaar nog druk om maken, bovendie is dat gebouw al weer jaren een schitterend museum.

Slinger
06-11-08, 07:38
Erg toch hè. Hoe kan een mens zich daar na meer 500 jaar nog druk om maken, bovendie is dat gebouw al weer jaren een schitterend museum.

'Boter op het hoofd', ken je die uitdrukking?

knuppeltje
06-11-08, 09:28
'Boter op het hoofd', ken je die uitdrukking?

Jawel, daar moet ik nogal eens aan denken als ik jouw post lees. :)

Anti-Imperialist
06-11-08, 13:32
Hitlers legacy continues