Palestinian official: Western Wall not Jewish

[oberliner]

JERUSALEM -- A senior Palestinian official has issued a report saying the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem has no religious significance to Jews.

The contention could further inflame tensions over the disputed city.

Archaeology has shown that the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, is a remnant of the biblical Temple compound.

The five-page Palestinian study states that the Western Wall has no link to Judaism. He says it is holy Muslim property.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112402649.html

[maxsolomon]

1. the ROCKS have no denomination

jerusalem = UN international city, not in either country, not belonging to any 1 religion, but to all monotheisms.

[jancantor]

2. Well, if the "it's ok to execute gays" UN says it's true, it must be

They are the moral and historical authoritah after all

[maxsolomon]

3. i mean that Jerusalem needs to NOT be 'owned' by any one religion

and that the UN is the most practical entity to administer a stateless Jerusalem. unless its the all-powerful Militant Atheist cabal that would be seen as an honest broker by the 3 monotheisms who claim the holy sites.

i don't know what you're talking about with 'executing gays'. can you link me to a UN statement to that effect?

[jancantor]

5. Use the Google. In DU

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9606175&mesg_id=9606175

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9586736

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x528436

[maxsolomon]

6. ah. that narrow vote obviously invalidates everything else the UN may do.

i guess we should just disband it now.

[jancantor]

8. yea, it's just a pesky little think that whole gay execution stuff

Clearly the UN has so much moral & legal authority

[shira]

12. The UN rules! They have Saudi Arabia representing women's rights! YEAH!!! n/t

[sabbat hunter]

11. we tried having the UN administer

Jerusalem once, back in 47-48. but they did nothing to defend the city from Jordanian forces, nor did the UN really do anything to force Jordan out or get Jordan to allow all religions to go in to the old city for their holy sites.
Why not leave the old city as status quo, under Israel political control, but the various religions administer their respective holy sites?

[oberliner]

7. But his claim is that it has no connectiont to Judaism

That is far from saying that it ought to be an international city and that it belongs to all monotheisms.

[jancantor]

9. All monotheisms?

Does that include Flying Spaghetti Monster and Ashley Green worshippers?

[oberliner]

10. No idea

Was just referencing the remark of the other poster.

[Mosby]

4. It's funny how the MSM always calls the al-Aqsa mosque the third most holy site for muslims

I guess according to the WP the Shia are apostates and don't count for shit.