mkedar@mail.biu.ac.il Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University defends the Jewishness of Jerusalem, the Jewish capital for over 3000 years. He also defends the right of Israelis to settle in J...
mkedar@mail.biu.ac.il Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University defends the Jewishness of Jerusalem, the Jewish capital for over 3000 years. He also defends the right of Israelis to settle in Judea and Samaria, the West Bank.
Gil Ronen
"We were here when your forefathers were drinking wine, burying their daughters alive and worshipping idols" -- this was just one of Bar Ilan University political scientist Dr. Mordechai Kedar's ripostes to questions by an Al Jazeera interviewer two weeks ago, in an interview that has received rave reviews from Israel-lovers the world over for its forcefulness. "They did not expect me to take the discussion to history and especially not to religion," Kedar told Israel National News. But discuss religion he did in the above video, reminding his interviewer that Jerusalem was not mentioned even once in the Koran and saying directly in fluent Arabic that "Jerusalem is not on the negotiating table," and that "Jerusalem belongs to the Jews, period."
"This was very aggravating" for the Al-Jazeera interviewer, Kedar explained, "because in the Islamic view, Islam came into the world to replace Judaism and Christianity, not to live side by side with them. And here, all of a sudden, the Jews are coming from exile and building their state again and G-d forbid they also regained Jerusalem." Judaism is thus regaining its meaning, and Islam is challenged by this, the Bar-Ilan professor explained. "The mere existence of the State of Israel and the fact that we are in Jerusalem is some kind of challenge to the legitimacy of Islam in their eyes," Kedar explained.
"This is not pro-Israel public relations," Dr. Kedar told Israel National News. "This is a battle for the Arab heart, which Israel is apparently losing because Israel gave up on the main tool which should have served it, which is an independent Israeli Zionist satellite channel in Arabic." Many Arabs, he said, would consider changing their views if such a channel were available.
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Jerusalem was built by us Hebrews and It will remain for us Hebrews. If Muslims or Christians would like to come worship and pray there it is okay and we welcome them. but It is our capital for over 4000 years.
abracheem81 you are nor right. 1.You said that Jews only allow men over 50 to visit Al Aqsa.This site-Temple mount is the hollyiest site of Judaisam but Israeli authorities dont alowe Jews are to prey here(just to visit this site) in order ''not to insult the Muslim worshipers'' When Temple mount is clossed to Muslims males below the age of 50(if wiolence or war erupt) it is CLOSSED FOR ALL JEWS TOO.
Please stop lying to yourself. Jews only care about Jews. There are hundreds not a fews Jews that disagree with the existence of the entire state. You just can't handle the facts that a JEW is against ISRAEL. well that's your problem. You say Jews care about other non-Jewish citizens and they are in the best position to share b/c of their "goodness". please! They are taking homes not open land, but actual homes and giving it to Jews by force with tanks.
Question: what makes Jerusalem holy? Holy sites... otherwise who would give a damn..right!
Christians, Jews, and Muslims argue, complain and fight b/c of these holy sites..right. If this isn't true then Israel should only be comprised of 1 city Jersusalem..right, however they believe the entire land is sacred so they claim it.
So stop taking things out of context.
Finally, According to pious rabbis, Jews were punished to never have a state of their own. What's your view on this?? youtube !
This situation happens few times (2-3) in year. So the Temple Mount/ al-haram al-quds ash-sharif is oppen for all Muslims to visit and prey all ower year.Woman are not humiliated.Only female police officers are checking the enterance of woman to Temple Mount.During the Muslim rule in Jerusalem it was not the case.
The gov't also takes away homes from Arabs and gives it to Jews a few times a year as well .. 2-3 times. Come on man. Don't numbers from the air. Okay since you like numbers tell me how many UN laws the state of Israel has broken? If you wish to debate RAW DATA then I'm game. Let's play :)
My father is Jerusalemite in origin-I am fluent Arabic speaker.Muslims didn't allowed Jews to prey on Temple mount most of the history even Western Wall was forbiden for Jews.During Jordanian rule Western wall was forbiden for Jews and turned in garbage depo.The Cave of Patriarchs in Hebron and above structure build by Jewish king Herod was turned into Ibrachim ''mosque'' Jews were forbiden to enter or prey.Same happened with most of Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem.
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1.You said that Jews only allow men over 50 to visit Al Aqsa.This site-Temple mount is the hollyiest site of Judaisam but Israeli authorities dont alowe Jews are to prey here(just to visit this site) in order ''not to insult the Muslim worshipers'' When Temple mount is clossed to Muslims males below the age of 50(if wiolence or war erupt) it is CLOSSED FOR ALL JEWS TOO.
Also why 50? For peace ! what a joke!
Christians, Jews, and Muslims argue, complain and fight b/c of these holy sites..right. If this isn't true then Israel should only be comprised of 1 city Jersusalem..right, however they believe the entire land is sacred so they claim it.
So stop taking things out of context.
Finally, According to pious rabbis, Jews were punished to never have a state of their own. What's your view on this?? youtube !
So the Temple Mount/ al-haram al-quds ash-sharif is oppen for all Muslims to visit and prey all ower year.Woman are not humiliated.Only female police officers are checking the enterance of woman to Temple Mount.During the Muslim rule in Jerusalem it was not the case.