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	Alaqsa Mosque under the Israeli Occupation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Al Haram Al Sharif represents the heart of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict because of its religious significance for Moslems and of the Jewish claims of their alleged Haykal (Temple of Solomon) believed to exist underneath Al Haram Al Sharif.
		The holiness of Al Haram Al Sharif is owing to its connection with Islamic Faith as the first Qibla (House of Worship) and its being the third mosque after Al Ka'ba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the Prophet Mohammed's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
		Al Aqsa has 53 marble columns: 14 on the middle porch, 12 on the east porch, 8 under the dome, 11 on the eastern part of the dome, 7 in its western part, and 1 in Maqam Al Arba'een.
	www.palestine-info.co.uk /am/publish/printer_32.shtml (4561 words)

	Al-Aqsa Mosque - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As it was the place at which Mohammed performed the first commanded prayer after Isra and Mi'raj, it became the universal direction that Muslims face during prayer Qebbla and continued to be so for few years.
		Since part of the mosque's extended surrounding wall is the Western Wall venerated by Jews, this relatively small spot in Jerusalem is a source of friction.
		The Muslim Waqf is in charge of the Al Aqsa mosque, along with most of the important Muslim shrines in Israel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Aqsa_Mosque (1138 words)

	Temple Mount - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Islamic conference, for example, was born in a worldwide surge of Muslim outrage over the August, 1969, burning of Jerusalem's Al Aksa mosque, third holiest shrine in Islam after Mecca and Medina, by a deranged Australian Jew, who many Muslims believed was a pawn in a Zionist plot.
		A very small minority, notably the Temple Mount and Eretz Yisrael Faithful Movement and The Temple Institute, advocate as a political platform the immediate removal of the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosques, which they deem signs of "Islamic conquest and domination", suggesting that they be "rebuilt at Mecca" and claiming "God...
		The Haram al-Sharif: An Essay in Interpretation by Oleg Grabar (discussing the history of the name "Haram al-Sharif")
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haram_al-Sharif (4467 words)

	1 in Faith: A Christian Bible Study - Letters from Jerusalem: Holy Places?
		The Haram Al-Sharif is an open plaza, with trees and a vast courtyard, where the sunlight is intense, as it reflects off the stone pavement and the bright colors in the mosaics adorning the upper half of the Dome of the Rock.
		On the Haram Al-Sharif these serve as entrances to the main plaza, as visitors come from the gates up into the area, and as an entrance from the lower plaza around the Aqsa Mosque to the higher plaza around the Dome of the Rock.
		On the Haram Al-Sharif young boys were engaged in a game of soccer, and in the smaller plaza in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre small children were racing between the walls that surround the courtyard.
	christian-bible.com /Ethics/lj.holy.places.htm (2674 words)

	A/38/117-S/15642 of 16 March 1983
		The Israeli conspiracy against the sacred Haram al-Sharif of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, aimed at the destruction of the complex and the establishment of the Temple on its ruins, began during the latter part of 1967, less than one week after the occupation of the City.
		That is what happened in the Ibrahimi Mosque at Hebron, where the act of entry into and prayer in the Mosque led to its partition between Muslims and Jews, the subsequent encirclement of the Muslim areas and harassment of the worshippers there, in preparation for their eventual expulsion and the Judaization of the Mosque.
		The last of the attempts to penetrate the Haram al-Sharif was that which took place on 11 March 1983 and which was carried out by approximately 45 settlers belonging to the racist extremist Kach movement, most of them living in Qiryat Arba near Hebron.
	domino.un.org /UNISPAL.NSF/eed216406b50bf6485256ce10072f637/0aaab901d103f96485257006006edebc!OpenDocument (1081 words)

	Historical and Religious Views from Jerusalem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It is 95 meters long and extends from the Bab al-Qattanin (the Cotton Gate), one of the gates on the western side of the Haram al-Sharif, to al-Wad Street to the west.
		It is recorded that in the Haram al-Sharif area there are 25 wells, an eighth of them on the platform of the Dome of the Rock.
		The Mi’raj Dome is located in the Haram al-Sharif area on the northwest side of the Dome of the Rock.
	www.pncecs.gov.ps /jerusalem/views.htm (4899 words)

	THE FLOERSHEIMER INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES - Policy Studies - Arabs and Jews in Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		To enhance their position on the Haram is also a case of improving Palestinian minority civil rights within the Israeli political and social arena.
		The importance of the Haram al-Sharif was never more apparent then during the civil riots that erupted throughout Israel in October 2000 (the beginning of the second Intifada).
		These were manifestations of the importance of the Haram and the imminent threat the Arab-Palestinian minority in Israel felt as its most holy symbol was challenged by a state official.
	www.fips.org.il /fips/site/p_publications/item_en.asp?iid=670 (1261 words)

	The Temple Mount - the Haram-esh-Sharif
		Some 50 years later, the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock to enshrine the outcrop of bedrock believed to be the "place of the sacrifice" on Mount Moriah.
		He (or his son, the Caliph al-Walid I) also built the large mosque at the southern end of the Haram, which came to be called al-Aksa after the Koranic name attributed to the entire area.
		During the Mamluk and Ottoman periods and until the mid-19th century, non-Muslims were not permitted onto the Haram.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Society_&_Culture/geo/Mount.html (732 words)

	The Hashemite Restorations of the Holy Places in Jerusalem
		In harmony with his religious responsibility, Sharif Hussein contributed generously to the restoration and took personal interest in its administration.
		Sharif Hussein’s tomb is located in the southern corridors of the mosque.
		Sharif Hussein’s son Abdullah, the first ruler and king of Transjordan, took up the responsibilities of his father.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /islam_restoration.html (1000 words)

	The Jerusalem Tunnel--Two Inside Views: Attempts to Destroy the Haram al-Sharif Have a Long History
		In the 1970s extremist groups devoted to retaking the Temple Mount began a campaign of provocation and violence against the Haram al-Sharif, including the digging of tunnels, attempts to enter the area by force and, increasingly, efforts to bomb the two mosques.
		Between 1978 and 1982, the Waqf documented 200 acts of desecration and provocation on or near the Haram al-Sharif by Israeli extremists.
		In the early 1980s, the Haram al-Sharif was seriously targeted for destruction by Israeli underground terrorist groups.
	www.wrmea.com /backissues/1196/9611016a.html (1097 words)

	zajel.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Haram is embraced from the south and east by the Buraq Wall and on the west by the Western Wall 'Wailing Wall'.
		The Haram was given its present form in the 14th-15th centuries by the Mamluks, who were responsible for most of the buildings along the northern and western walls.
		Entrance to the Haram is free, but tickets for the Dome of the Rock, al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic Museum should be bought at the ticket office near Bab al-Qatanin or Moors Gate.
	www.zajel.org /article_view.asp?newsID=1839&cat=1 (751 words)

	Targeting Haram Al-Sharif - 31 July-6 August 2003
		An army general -- one assigned a degree of responsibility by the Israeli judiciary for the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in 1982 -- effectively stormed the Haram with a triumphant escort of police and media.
		Maybe his hand was stayed by the subsequent ferment in the occupied territories or by the international outrage at the later excesses of the Israeli army in invading Palestinian cities.
		Sharon believes the slow-burn outrage of Palestinians at provocations over the Haram is less likely to be traced back to the small steps he has been taking to assert Jewish claims at the site.
	www.jkcook.net /Articles2/0154.htm (2904 words)

	A Different Light Gives Arafat's Acts New Meaning -- Shibley Telhami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The expectation at the outset of the negotiations was that Arafat could compromise on the Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount, but he chose not to.
		Yet there is a much simpler explanation that is uncomfortable for the peace camp: Arafat knew that Haram al Sharif was the "reddest line" for Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims and could transform the conflict from a manageable nationalist into a militant-religious conflict that threatens him, Barak and the prospects of peace.
		Legally, Haram al Sharif was part of the territories that Israel seized in the 1967 war.
	www.brook.edu /views/Op-Ed/Telhami/20001022.htm (992 words)

	31Holy081002
		The "Sacred Mosque"; is Mecca and the "Farthest Mosque"; ("al masjid al Aqsa") is in Jerusalem, the place of worship farthest west that was known to the Arabs in the time of Mohammed.
		In the period of Jordanian rule in Jerusalem (1948-1967), for example, the Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif possessed an inferior status owing to the political weakness of the Kingdom of Jordan, which the Islamic world considered a satellite of despised Western imperialism.
		The Arab states did not accord legitimization to Jordan's control of the holy places in Jerusalem, and the lowly status of Haram al-Sharif was reflected in a paucity of visitors and meager donations to the mosques.
	friendvillarticles1102.homestead.com /31Holy081002.html (1191 words)

	Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights - Home/What's New? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Haram Al-Sharif, which houses some of the world’s holiest Islamic sites namely the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, has been closed to non-Muslims since the outbreak of the second Intifada at the end of September 2000.
		It was the visit of Sharon to the Haram Al-Sharif on 28 September 2000 that marked the start of this 16-month-period of violence.
		This intention to re-open the Haram Al-Sharif is especially bitter for Palestinians as Israel has prevented Palestinians living outside Jerusalem from visiting this holy place to Muslims and the Church of Holy Sepulcher for Christian worshippers since March 1993 by imposing a closure on the city.
	www.jcser.org /english/press200221ajan.html (261 words)

	bitterlemons.org - Likud and Labor deliberations on the Palestinian issue
		This is due to the religious and historic importance of the Al Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount, as well as the city's central position and importance in tourism and economy.
		The visit of the Israeli right-wing extremist Ariel Sharon to the Al Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount on September 29, 2000 provoked a unique firestorm of public anger in Jerusalem, the rest of the West Bank and Gaza, and among Palestinians in Israel and in the Diaspora.
		To offer evidence that the Al Aqsa Mosque is an authentic and sole right of Muslims, we say that first, historical sources demonstrate that the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque was built in the period that the Ka'ba in Mecca was built, with a time difference of 40 years.
	www.bitterlemons.org /previous/bl030602ed20.html (3244 words)

	H-Net* Islamic Association For Palestine (IAP) Statement Regarding Al-Is
		Masjid al Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock, known together as Haram al Sharif, hold great spiritual significance for Muslims all over the world regardless of nationality, ethnicity or language.
		He then ascended into the heavens from the place of the Haram al Sharif where Masjid-ul-Aqsa and the Dome Of The Rock now stand.
		This constitutes a grave danger for the Haram al Sharif and Masjid al Aqsa in particular.
	www.mail-archive.com /hizb@hizbi.net/msg01447.html (1257 words)

	Israel wont limit access to Al Aqsa mosque in Ramadan - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The decision of limiting the number of Muslim worshipers during the Holy month of Ramadan was taken in a special cabinet meeting held on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
		We know for sure that these remarks are aimed at fabricating a pretext to seize a foothold in the Haram al Sharif (Noble Sanctuary)," said Adnan al Husseini, Head of the Supreme Muslim Council in Jerusalem last month.
		Al Husseini pointed out that there were no cracks or other worrying signs suggesting that the compound may collapse as the Israeli officials claim.
	www.aljazeera.com /cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=5173 (1029 words)

	palestine report
		What happened, and is still happening in Al Aqsa and in the rest of the Palestinian territories, where victims are falling in the dozens and the wounded in the hundreds, is a defense of Islamic and national holy rights.
		It is clear that the Israeli government's practices and actions against the Palestinian people during the last two days on one hand and its stringent position towards the legitimate rights of the Palestinian in Al Haram Al Sharif, are the perfect recipe for igniting a religious war in the region.
		A martyr from the day before lives right next to Al Haram and the soldiers were trying to prevent the young men from reaching his house to pay condolences to Usama Jadda's family.
	www.jmcc.org /media/report/2000/Oct/1b.htm (3222 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Chronicles \| Diary of the first Al-Aqsa Intifada
		The report says that a group of prominent Jews concerted their efforts to persuade the British government that easing restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine for the purpose of establishing a Jewish national homeland would serve Britain's strategic interests.
		That the first woman to be killed was the wife of Ali Al- Attari, that the first child to be killed was hers and that the first family to be attacked was this family;
		In fact, Al- Ahram has been commended by other newspapers, some of which published the interview that Al-Ahram's correspondent in Haifa conducted with respected British officials in the office of the high commissioner.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2002/583/chrncls.htm (3124 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Haram Al Sharif covers an extensive area in the center of the Muslim quarter of the old city, and includes many historic buildings and religious sites.
		The Al Aqsa mosque is a few steps down from the Dome of the Rock, and it is the site from whence prophet Mohammad ascended to heaven according to the story in the Quran of the "Isra' and Mi'raj".
		During the major Muslim feasts, such as Eid al Adha which coincides with the 16th of March this year, it would be difficult for non-Muslims to enter the area which is filled with devout Muslims praying in the second Holiest site for Islam after Mecca.
	www.inholyland.net /WhereToGo/main1.asp?WhereToGo_ID=20 (260 words)

	Moslems gave only special importance to Western Wall in reaction to Jews
		Al- Buraq was the Prophet Mohammed's magical winged steed.
		The entry for "Haram al-Sharif" does mention the "Wailing Wall," which is what Jews called it over the ages, but not a word is said about it being sacred to Islam.
		The Western Wall, he said, was a remnant of the Temple Mount 635 years before the Al Aqsa mosque was built there in 705 C.E., and thus it was not "the western wall of Al Aqsa," as Arafat kept insisting.
	www.likud.nl /press37.html (1432 words)

	Problems
		It is something that the proponents of the "Haram" theory should have done years ago.
		There is none on the Haram and only the Gihon Spring was such a source at the time of King David and King Solomon.
		Leen Ritmeyer, the foremost architectural expert on the Haram in the world today states that the number of levels of Herodian stones under the ground far exceeds those that are obvious above ground today.
	www.biblemysteries.com /lectures/problems.htm (1099 words)

	Corner stone of the future Temple Islamic version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In a fresh provocation against Muslims worldwide, Zionist occupation troops and police stormed the esplanade of the Haram al Sharif of Alquds shortly before noon Sunday, triggering violent clashes with Muslims.
		Medical sources at the Haram al Sharif spoke of 22 Palestinians injured as a result of the Zionist police brutality.
		Earlier a possibly bloodier showdown between Jews and Muslims was averted when thousands of Muslim succeeded in thwarting an attempt by a small Jewish extremist group, the Temple Faithful, to lay the cornerstone of a Jewish Temple at the Haram al Sharif, Islam's third holiest shrine.
	www.chretiens-et-juifs.org /article.php?voir[]=543&voir[]=3711 (368 words)

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