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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Holy Land
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Date: Thu, 7-Jul-83 12:51:45 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul  7 12:51:45 1983
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To reiterate Danny Sykora's point: not only are all holy places
under Israeli sovereignty open to those of all faiths, but
Ma'arot Hamachpelah, where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah
are buried is a holy site to both Moslems (because of Abraham) and
Jews. There are times of the day when Jewish visitors are not
allowed in, because Moslems are praying there. And this is under
Israeli sovereignty.
	In contrast, when Jordan was in control of the "West Bank"
(what? you don't remember the cries for a Palestinian state on the
West Bank then? I wonder why?), Jews were not allowed to go to their
holy sites, including the Western Wall (Cotel Hamaaravi) in Jerusalem.
And Jewish synagogues, yeshivahs and cemetaries in the Old City were
systematically destroyed by the Jordanians.
	I think history makes it clear who has the better moral
right to control of the land.

Dave Sherman
Toronto