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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scoobah who wrote (20836)	2/7/2007 10:26:33 AM
From: Scoobah	Respond to of 32591

finally, some sanity: Court order removes radical Israeli Islamic leader Raed Saleh and six associates from Jerusalem Wednesday February 7, 2007, 4:19 PM (GMT+02:00) Striking policemen, they attempted to force their way up to Temple Mount to protest an archeological dig at Moghrabi Gate outside the shrines preparatory to repairs on the gate. Saudi and Jordanian monarchs joined extremist Muslim leaders' charge that al Aqsa mosque is threatened, although the dig started Tuesday is on the ground below and 60-70 meters distant from the mount where the mosque stands. Salah called for a “third intifada” over Moghrabi Gate repairs. The ramp and gate are closer to the women’s section of the Western Wall, the Jewish shrine at the foot of Temple Mount, and nowhere near al Aqsa. Police are on guard across the Old City. As a precaution against violent riots, access to the mosques is restricted to Muslims over 45 with Israeli identity cards and barred to Jews and tourists. Director of the Antiquities Dept Jerusalem district Yuval Baruch reported that Muslim leaders had been informed well in advance of the excavation and were allowed to inspect the work. Any relics found – Jewish, Muslim and Christian – would be displayed. The structure of the Moghrabi Gate and ramp were badly damaged four years ago by heavy snow and an earthquake. The dig will extend the archeological garden at the foot of the mount and clear the way for a new and safe Moghrabi Gate and bridge to be built on the site of the damaged one. The Moghrabi Gate is the only point of access to the mount for non-Muslim pilgrims and visitors seeking to view the site of the two ancient Jewish temples. Arab and Muslim clergy do not recognize Jewish claims to Temple Mount as a historical and religious site. Official Israeli directives on access to the mount respect Muslim sensitivities and have left the summit of Temple Mount and its mosques under Muslim jurisdiction.