Submitted by Stephen H. Weiner, May 15, 2007 12:12
Craven surrender is the mildest word for this piece. Thousands of years of Jewish yearning for the Temple Mount are to be exchanged for what? A temporary prayer permit at the Western Wall? Observant Jews are required to pray in the direction of the Temple Mount. If Israel gives it up, then religious Jews worldwide will pray in the direction of Palestine. The rump state should be renamed "Herzl" and should declare itself a secular state, soon to be under new (Islamic) ownership.
Stephen H. Weiner
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May 15, 2007 17:29
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Benjamin Mandel
May 15, 2007 16:16
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May 15, 2007 12:12
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May 15, 2007 12:07
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May 15, 2007 10:44
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May 15, 2007 02:43
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