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> URGENT: JEWISH EXTREMIST GROUP TO MARCH ON AL-AQSA, LAY CORNER STONE FOR > "THIRD TEMPLE" > > October 13, 2000 > > The Temple Mount Faithful, an extremist Jewish group committed to > destroying the Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock at the Haram al-Sharif > in Jerusalem has announced its intention to march on the Haram on > Monday and "lay the cornerstone" for a Third Jewish Temple. > > The seriousness of this threat cannot be over stated. If Israel does > not prevent this action, as it is required to do as an Occupying > Power, it will solely bear the consequences, which could be > disasterous for everyone in the region. > > The Temple Mount faithful connived with the Netanyahu government in > 1996 to open a tunnel under the Al-Aqsa in 1996, sparking clashes > which killed over 60 Palestinians and 15 Israeli occupation soldiers. > > United Nations Security Council Resolution 271 of September 15, 1969 > passed in the wake of an arson attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque by a > Jewish fanatic stated that, " that any act of destruction or > profanation of the Holy Places, religious buildings and sites in > Jerusalem or any encouragement of, or connivance at, any such act may > seriously endanger international peace and security," and condemned > the failure of Israel to protect the Holy Places as it is bound to do > under the Geneva Conventions. > > The group claims that "The event has the approval of the Israeli > authorities and will be protected by the Israel security forces." > > If Israel does act to prevent this, will they use live ammunition and > rockets against Jews, as they insist they must against Palestinians, > or are such measures only for Arabs? > > Below, for reference, I have included the full text of the Temple > Mount Faithful Statement, and the text of UN Resolution 271. > > Ali Abunimah > ali@abunimah > http://www.abunimah.org > > *************************************************************************** > > http://www.templemountfaithful.org/sukkot5761.htm > > The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement > > Jochanan Horkanos 4, P.O.Box 18325 Jerusalem, Israel Tel: 6251112 > Tel/fax 6251113 > > You are invited to participate in Laying and Annointing a Cornerstone > for the Third Temple > > Feast of Tabernacles, Monday 16th October 2000, 09:00 AM > > We shall meet at the Western Wall plaza close to the western (Mugrabi) > gate of the Temple Mount. > > You are invited to march with The Temple Mount and Land of Israel > Faithful Movement to the Temple Mount and participate in the ceremony > of the anointing of the cornerstone for the Third Temple. > > We shall march from the Temple Mount to the City of King David where > the ceremony of the anointing will take place. Then we shall march to > the Pool of Siloam for the ceremony of the Pouring of the Water will > take place as it was done in Biblical times. The marble cornerstone, > untouched by iron, weighing four and a half tons, will be carried on a > flat-bed truck, covered with Israeli flags together with the > reconstructed vessels for the Third Temple, a priest in the original > garments, and Levites who will play music. > > This historical event will take place on Monday 16th October 2000, the > third day of Sukkoth, at 09:00 AM. We shall meet at the Western Wall > plaza close to the western (Mugrabi) gate of the Temple Mount. > > The event has the approval of the Israeli authorities and will be > protected by the Israel security forces. > > Israel, the Chosen People of G-d, is now living in the most exciting > time in their history. These are the godly, prophetic end-times and > G-d is redeeming the people of Israel. The biggest dream and vision of > the G-d and people of Israel is becoming a reality in the great time > in which we are living in the sight of all nations. > > Blessed are those whose hearts and eyes are open to understand and > accept what G-d is doing with Israel at this great time. When G-d said > to the nations "Love Me through My people, Israel", He knew how much > it would be need and especially in our time when Israel is again > surrounded by so many enemies who are trying to destroy this great > prophetic end-time dream and vision. Together with you we shall tell > them that they have no chance because only the G-d of Israel controls > the destiny of Israel and He is determined to accomplish His end-time > plans with the people and land of Israel and then with all the > nations. The foundation of the State of Israel in 1948 opened this > godly end-time scenario and prophesy became a reality, also when G-d > started to regather the Jewish people from all over the world to the > land which He gave to Israel in an eternal covenant. Now it is the > time to rebuild the House of G-d on the holy Temple Mount, the > location of the First and Second temples. G-d is ready for this and He > expects Israel to re-liberate the Temple Mount from the pagan Arab > worshippers and to rebuild His house to again be the heart, soul and > focus of Israel and all the nations. The Temple Mount and Land of > Israel Faithful Movement has decide to wait no more and to bring the > G-d of Israel back to His rebuilt house on Mt.Moriah in the midst of > the life of Israel and all the world and to make the word in Isaiah a > reality in our lifetime: > > "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the > Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and > shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it. > And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the > mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will > teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for from Zion > shall go forth Torah, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he > shall judge among the nations, and shall decide for many people; and > they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into > pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor > shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk > in the light of the Lord." (Isaiah (2:2-5) > > Come and see for yourself what G-d is doing with Israel at this great > time and be a part of this major vision and end-time event. > > ********************************************************************** > > United Nations Security Council Resolution 271 > > September 15, 1969 > > The Security Council, > > Grieved at the extensive damage caused by arson to the Holy Al-Aqsa > Mosque in Jerusalem on 21 August 1969 under the military occupation of > Israel, > > Mindful of the consequent loss to human culture, > > Having heard the statements made before the Council reflecting the > universal outrage caused by the act of sacrilege in one of the most > venerated shrines of mankind, > > Recalling its resolutions 252 (1968) of 21 May 1968 and 267 (1969) of > 3 July 1969 and the earlier General Assembly resolutions 2253 (ES-V) > and 2254 (ES-V) of 4 and 14 July 1967, respectively, concerning > measures and action by Israel affecting the status of the City of > Jerusalem, > > Reaffirming the established principle that acquisition of territory by > military conquest is inadmissible, > > 1. Reaffirms its resolutions 252 (1968) and 267 (1969); > > 2. Recognizes that any act of destruction or profanation of the Holy > Places, religious buildings and sites in Jerusalem or any > encouragement of, or connivance at, any such act may seriously > endanger international peace and security; > > 3. Determines that the execrable act of desecration and profanation of > the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque emphasizes the immediate necessity of Israel's > desisting from acting in violation of the aforesaid resolutions and > rescinding forthwith all measures and actions taken by it designed to > alter the status of Jerusalem; > > 4. Calls upon Israel scrupulously to observe the provisions of the > Geneva Conventions 1/ and international law governing military > occupation and to refrain from causing any hindrance to the discharge > of the established functions of the Supreme Moslem Council of > Jerusalem, including any co-operation that Council may desire from > countries with predominantly Moslem population and from Moslem > communities in relation to its plans for the maintenance and repair of > the Islamic Holy Places in Jerusalem; > > 5. Condemns the failure of Israel to comply with the aforementioned > resolutions and calls upon it to implement forthwith the provisions of > these resolutions; > > 6. Reiterates the determination in paragraph 7 of resolution 267 > (1969) that, in the event of a negative response or no response, the > Security Council shall convene without delay to consider what further > action should be taken in this matter; > > 7. Requests the Secretary-General to follow closely the implementation > of the present resolution and to report thereon to the Security > Council at the earliest possible date. > > Adopted at the 1512th meeting by 11 votes to none, with 4 abstentions > (Colombia, Finland, Paraguay, United States of America). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk