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To: hdl who wrote (122100)	9/15/2001 10:54:50 AM
From: Moominoid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

It's not true that there is no difference between Palestinians and say Iraqis. Maybe the same difference as between British and Americans... actually the difference in spoken Arabic dialect is much bigger. It's also not true that there are no Muslim holy places in Jerusalem or that as the other article said that the Mufti made up the myth in the 1930s. Of course Muhammad never visited Jerusalem in actual real history and the Quran doesn't say he did. Only that he visited a place called "Al-Aqsa" the furthest place or end. After the Muslims conquered Jerusalem (in the 7th century CE) this passage got connected to Jerusalem and hence the mosque on the Southern end of the temple mount got called Al-Aqsa. The Muslims also believe that Abraham tried to sacrifice Isaac at this place which is also Jewish tradition. Again, the Bible says "Har Ha-Moriya" Which means "the Mountain of ?". Jerusalem isn't referred to by this name anywhere else in the Bible but the name might be connected to Jerusalem or Yeru-Shalem (Foundation of the Evening Star God known as Shalem in the Canaanite pantheon) as the o in Moriya could represent the y in yeru. But it is tenuous too. It is undoubtedly true however that the Jewish temples stood somewhere on that hill and the Western Wall is part of the enclosure and platform built by Herod around the Temple and that the Muslim tradition is very old. Also in the other article, saying that Arafat isn't a Palestinian is like saying I'm not Jewish because I was born in London not Judea.... David