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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=21451
Blood Libel
(Israel Hayom) Nadav Shragai - Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, can claim the mantle of the father of the modern blood libel, for it is he who has repeated the lie of "Al-Aqsa is in danger," a lie targeting the State of Israel. Salah's genie has unleashed demons who are now throwing rocks, hurling firebombs, shooting fireworks and firearms, stabbing with knives, and, now, using cars to ram into commuters. The "Al-Aqsa is in danger" lie is now buttressed by another lie - the accusation that the Israeli government plans to permit Jewish worship on the Temple Mount. Israel has informed Jordan's King Abdullah as well as the EU and the U.S. that it has no intention of permitting Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. The present-day reality on the Temple Mount bears no resemblance to the original status quo, which has been brazenly eroded in favor of the Muslim side and to the detriment of the Jewish side. The original status quo permitted Jews to visit the Temple Mount. Now Jewish visits are limited and are under strict limitations. Israel's problem is that these lies have burrowed into the hearts of the Muslim masses around the world. Many people believe wholeheartedly that Al-Aqsa is indeed in danger, and that the State of Israel is indeed acting to destroy the mosques. The conflict is once again taking on religious overtones, and the terror attacks and incitement of recent weeks are springing up from this poisoned well.