“In Jewish tradition, the Temple Mount is the site where the First and Second Temples once stood. For Muslims, it [sic] known as the Noble Sanctuary, the place where the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven,” wrote Louisa Loveluck, Niha Masih and Miriam Berger. Mohammed’s ascent ‘happens’ from there only because it is the Temple site,” Lawrence Schiffman, professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York University, told JNS. “It is an historical fact that the Jewish temples were built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The 2013 article quotes an Arab Israeli parliamentarian who insisted “There is no such thing as the Temple Mount!

Source: Washington Post April 23, 2023 04:46 UTC