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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/29/international/middleeast/29JERU.html
Israel Reopens Holy Site
(New York Times) James Bennet - "Now we're in front of the Holy of Holies," announced Tsvi Rogin, 51, a rabbi, gesturing toward the Dome of the Rock but not referring to it. He was referring to the Jewish Temple that once stood on this plaza, and particularly to its holiest part, which he believes occupied precisely the same spot as the dome 2,000 years ago. Mr. Sharon and other Israeli authorities feared that the Waqf was establishing new rules barring Jews and Christians from the plateau, upsetting the status quo that existed since the 1967 war.