picture puns and 25th anniversary of Rabbi Meir Kahane's death

Watch this amazing machine:


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How to get the kids back to the dinner table:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HUgv5MDF0cQ

This guy in Saudi Arabia certainly said his prayers:

https://www.facebook.com/843469839102268/videos/843476395768279/

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Charlie Chaplin gives the Greatest speech ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUbXNndhgg

The Great Dictator's Speech

I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.

Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost....

!/images/photos/0000/0874/Great_Dictator_Pub_140-6_normal.jpg! The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.

To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish. .....

Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!

In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man†- not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise. They never will!

Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!

Living In A Sodom And Gemorrah Israel

By: Moshe Feiglin

Published: October 29th, 2015
Latest update: October 28th, 2015

MK Moshe Feiglin

"We have become like Sodom and Gemorrah," the judge lamented, referring to the hard kick the Arab woman terrorist received from a Jewish bystander after an attempted stabbing. The judge's assessment was correct, but not in the manner he intended. It is the judge who represents the Sodom mentality, which turns values inside out, rendering good, bad and bad, good. The Jew who kicked the Arab terrorist still has moral clarity; it is the judge who is stricken with the Sodom mentality.

Clearly, not all the Arabs are murderers. There are very good people among them, some of them personal friends of mine. I believe that many of them – perhaps even the majority – feel very badly about the wave of Arab murderousness enveloping us right now. But that does not change the fact that we are currently in a war. Arabs in the Land of Israel (from both sides of the Green Line), backed by determined and dominating religious and political leadership, have declared that the lives of Jews are worth nothing. And they have acted on these declarations.

This is not a criminal conflict in which, as soon as the intruder is neutralized, it is clear that the court – and not the victim – must determine his sentence. No. This is a war that was declared against the Jews simply because they are Jews. And in a war, you do not fire at the enemy soldier only after he fires at you; you shoot first.

This war, however, is worse than ordinary wars. We are dealing with the total de-legitimization of the very right of Jews to live. Thus, Israel must clarify with actions (not words) that in the face of the widespread terror, all the rules have changed. Whoever raises a knife over a Jew in the Land of Israel loses his privilege to breathe air on this earth – and will be killed on the spot.

When Netanyahu the other week began to explain that Abu Mazen lied and that the young Arab murderer was alive and breathing in a modern Israeli hospital, he proved how much he misunderstands the nature of this war and once again caused Israel severe strategic damage. Does anybody in the world really care if Abu Mazen is telling the truth or lying? After all, when Netanyahu fell into the trap, celebrating the fact that Abu Mazen lied, he himself endorsed the claim that the elimination of a terrorist is tantamount to murder.

A real leader would have said the following:

"As usual, Abu Mazen lied. The boy in question is alive. Nevertheless, I would like to clarify: The Nation of Israel did not establish its own state just three years after Auschwitz in order to once again be slaughtered in the streets. Anybody in our land who raises a knife against a Jew has lost his humanity and the right to continue to live."

Clearly, Netanyahu is doing just the opposite and a whole trail of confused people have followed in his footsteps.

The result, of course, will be that the lives of the murderers will be worth their weight in gold while police officers and civilians who were the intended victims will be severely punished.

And Jewish blood will continue to be cheap…

BS"D

YESHIVAT HARA'AYON HAYEHUDI
HaRav Yehuda Kreuser, SHLIT'A, Rosh Yeshiva

25TH YAHRZEIT OF
RABBI MEIR DAVID KAHANE ZT"L HY"D

English language Memorial program at the Yeshiva:
Motzei Shabbat Kodesh 18 Marcheshvan/31 October

7:15 pm Coffee and Cake

7:30 pm Baruch Ben Yosef

Film:
Rabbi Kahane Speaks - Never before seen footage of Rabbi Kahane 

8:30 pm Meir Weinstein, JDL Canada

9:10 - 9:30 pm Levi Chazen, English Director of the Yeshiva 

Sunday 18 Marcheshvan/1 November

Hebrew language program at the Yeshiva:

Starting 12 noon: Learning at the Yeshiva

1:00 pm Mincha

3:30 pm Memorial service by the gravesite
(Hopefully, bus transportation from the Yeshiva to the grave at Har HaMenuchot)

Address of Yeshivat HaRa'ayon HaYehudi: Shmarya 11 (Between Shmuel HaNavi and Arzei HaBira), Jerusalem.
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What Your Body Does in a Day

Help Resolve Quarrels

If you try to make peace between two people who have been quarreling, don't take sides and tell one of the people that they are wrong and therefore should be the one to make peace. Since this person thinks that he is right and the other is wrong, he's likely to turn against you and quarrel with you!

A more effective approach is telling him: "Even though you believe you are totally right and the other person is totally wrong, you should still be the one who pursues peace. Take the initiative to approach the other person and apologize to him. Don't wait for him to apologize to you."

Today, think about two people you know who are quarreling and try using this method to bring peace between them.

We learn this lesson from the greatest peace maker in the bible, Aharon the Cohen.

Love Yehuda Lave

A Blast from the Past!!

Our Man Flint. A James Bond takeoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckL7W0a-6EY

Classic Comedy: The Marx Brothers' Famous Mirror

Considered one of the cornerstone sketches of comedy, this mirror sketch by the Marx Brothers, uses their similar looks to set up a hilarious and cleverly-made

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Sometimes you may feel like your body is beginning to creak and fail you on the outside, but do you ever stop to consider the incredible work that is taking place inside of it? There is so much going on and everything fits together so well, that it's almost impossible to comprehend it. This presentation will remind you that there are miracles going on inside your body every single day.

 

Gruss, Anneliese

 

Only 10% of Applicants are Approved for a Gun License

Despite the terror attacks, only 10% of applicants have been approved for a gun license in Israel.

By: Jewish Press News Briefs

Published: October 28th, 2015

A man learns combat pistol shooting at the Caliber-3 range in Gush Etzion.
Photo Credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90

Despite the official easing of restrictions to get a gun license in Israel, along with the explicit calls by elected officials, such as Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, for citizens to carry licensed weapons on them, and the much increased public demand for gun licenses in the wake of all the ongoing Arab terror attacks, 90 percent of the approximate 10,000 applications for a licensed weapons have been turned down, according to Vered Pelman, a reporter for Israel's Channel 1.

The 10% who made it past the first stage of government filtering still have many months of waiting ahead before they will get their gun.

Israel has one of the most restrictive personal gun licensing requirements in the world, and ranks as number 70 out of 178 countries in terms of gun ownership, with only 7.3 personal guns per 100 citizens, in 2014.

Those numbers don't include guns issued by the army or to guards via security companies.

Though unlike the US, once licensed, most gun owners can openly carry their weapons practically anywhere.

A significant percentage of Arab terrorists have been neutralized by civilian gun owners.

Some Arabs admit the truth

Sara Zoabi - an Israeli, Muslim and a Zionist, speaks out in the Israeli Knesset against incitement and what life is really like in Israel, at least before this current crisis started:

https://www.facebook.com/StandWithUs/videos/10153279991132689/

When God is not yet done with you....

https://www.facebook.com/376425609040043/videos/1196774957005100/
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Mark Twain's Israel and Religious Zionist would like to have the country for Jews (duh!)

Clarify Your Life Purpose and Mission  Your life's purpose and mission are the top topics about which to have self-conversations (think about why you are here).  If you are reading this now, that means that you are alive. What are you living for? What is your life purpose and mission? We all want to live a meaningful and purposeful life. Make it your number one priority to clarify your life purpose and mission. This includes your duties to your family and your friends, one reason that G-d put you here on this earth. Since we have a duty to have a family, we must also take care of them. And some people don't have children so we have a greater responsibility to our community (one reason I am so much in the community). Some people are always very clear about what they really want in life. Great people are aware of a great life purpose. They are clear about their mission in life. What they think, say, and do is aligned with their essential values. This is why their thoughts, words, and actions create a great person. Love Yehuda Lave Most religious Zionists want Arabs out of Israel, study finds By Ben Sales October 22, 2015 5:20pm Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel dancing with Jewish men during the annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in the divided West Bank town of Hebron, March 5, 2015. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 During the previous wave of terror in Israel, 11 months ago, Jewish Home party chairman Naftali Bennett said in a speech, "99.9 percent of Arab-Israelis are loyal to the State of Israel, and there's a very small minority that acts against it." Apparently, his religious Zionist constituency disagrees. A new poll by the Miskar agency, which surveys Israel's religious Zionist population, found high levels of antagonism and mistrust toward Arab-Israelis. Contrary to polls of Arab-Israelis themselves, most religious Zionists believe that Arab-Israelis are hostile to Israel. A large majority see Arab-Israelis as a threat and would like to see the government push them to leave the country. "The religious Zionist sector takes very extreme and unequivocal positions in terms of Israeli Arabs' loyalty to the state, their posing an immediate and long-term security danger, and the need, therefore, for declarations of loyalty and a prepared plan for [population] transfer," the poll's analysis section read. The pollsters surveyed 480 religious Zionists — defined by Jewish observance level and self-identification. The margin of error was 4.5 percent. Here's a closer look at some of the major findings. Religious Zionists view Arab-Israelis as an existential threat to the country. Four-fifths of religious Zionists believe Muslim Arab-Israelis are hostile to Israel and its Jewish citizens. Nearly 70 percent believe they pose a short-term existential threat to Israel, and 84 percent believe they pose a long-term existential threat. Less than one-fifth believe Arab-Israelis oppose violence and want to integrate into Israeli society. These findings contradict the stated feelings of Arab-Israelis. According to a 2014 Israel Democracy Institute poll, nearly 60 percent of Arab-Israelis "feel part of the State of Israel and its problems." Nearly two-thirds feel proud to be an Israeli. Forty percent say integrating Jews and Arabs should be Israel's top priority. Most religious Zionists want Arab-Israelis to leave. A majority of religious Zionists support reopening a public discussion about the forced transfer of Arab-Israelis from the state. Three-quarters want the government to prepare a practical plan to encourage Muslim Arab-Israelis to emigrate. And should Arab Muslims stay in Israel, two-thirds of religious Zionists believe they should have to swear a loyalty oath to the state. Most religious Zionists boycott Arab businesses. Seventy percent of religious Zionists support a boycott of Arab businesses. Less than 38 percent believe economic cooperation between Arab and Jewish Israelis is important. Religious Zionists don't believe Israel is racist toward Arabs. Only one-third of religious Zionists believe Arab-Israelis face significant racism. Only 17 percent believe Arab Muslims have difficulty integrating because of discrimination. And only 30 percent believe Arab-Israeli communities suffer from a lack of government investment, despite research showing that Israeli Jews receive greater government investment per capita than Arabs. According to the Israel Democracy Institute poll, a majority of Arabs-Israelis do feel discriminated against.

Before the Jews Came Back to Build Israel The Founding of Tel-Aviv, 1909 For those of us who are only familiar with Israel as the modern "Start-up Nation," it's worth remembering the desolation of this land before the Jews came back, starting  in the late 19th century. Mark Twain visited the "Holy Land" at this time, shortly before the first aliyah, and his account, published in Innocents Abroad, is a colorful description of a very different and far less hospitable Israel from the one we know today: "...A desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds...we never saw a human being on the whole route...hardly a tree or shrub anywhere. Even the olive tree and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country." Mark Twain describes Jerusalem as "So small! Why it was no larger than an American village of four thousand inhabitants...Renowned Jerusalem, the stateliest name in history, has lost all its ancient grandeur and is become a pauper village." Panorama of Jerusalem, c.1890 He sums up his observations of the Holy Land as follows: "Of all the lands there are for dismal scenery, I think Palestine must be the prince. The hills are barren, they are un-picturesque in shape. The valleys are unsightly deserts fringed with a feeble vegetation that has an expression about it of being sorrowful and despondent. The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee sleep in the midst of a vast pleasant tint, no striking object, no soft picture dreaming in a purple haze or mottled with the shadows of the clouds. Every outline is harsh, every feature is distinct, there is no perspective - distance works no enchantment here. It is a hopeless, dreary, heartbroken land...Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes. Over it broods the spell of a curse that has withered its fields and fettered its energies. ...[It] is desolate and unlovely." What an amazing difference the return of Am Yisrael has made to building up Eretz Yisrael and making it bloom. Modern Tel-Aviv But we're not done yet.  There are still many important projects in Israel that are needed and planned but have not yet been built for lack of funds.  Build-Up Israel provides an overview of 8 important such projects and gives every supporter of Israel a chance to participate in building the dream. Click Here to Participate in the Dream!

Netanyahu just told the facts about the Nazis and the Muslims (they both wanted to Murder us) http://www.debbieschlussel.com/80018/netanyahus-correct-haj-amin-al-husseini-called-for-speeding-up-extension-of-hitlers-final-solution/#more-80018       "Muslims are far worse than the Nazis. The Nazis did not number 1.8 billion and they were defeat-able and defeated. And we united to do it. We are only united in welcoming more and more Muslims to our shores. And Kurt Schilling was wrong. There are no "extremist Muslims." There are only Islam and Muslims, and they are extreme by definition. And they are bent on eliminating us–all of us. And we are bent on looking the other way and pretending that what happened under the Nazis was unique and special and can never happen again. Look around you. It will happen again. We are welcoming those who destroy us to do so without even picking up a rifle. The Nazis, at least, had to do that. Netanyahu was right. Is right. But, today, up is down, right is left, and liberals and deniers all around are telling us 2+2 = 5." Will history books be scrapped because of Political expediency ?

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/After-Holocaust-remark-White-House-warns-Netanyahu-against-incitement-429835?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=google_mail&utm_source=email (sent via ) 

Will history books be scrapped because of Political expediency ?

An Arab filmmaker produced this shocking video meant to prevent Jews from praying on the Temple Mount. While the intention is to incite hatred, the actual portrayal seems to be an accurate Biblical dream of the Jewish people.

A recent video posted on YouTube warns Arabs of the "danger" presented by Jews praying on the Temple Mount. A hot topic as of late, Jews have flocked to pray at the Temple Mount, but have been prey to Muslim rioting and aggression. Read more about how the Islamic State and Hamas dominate the holy site.

The video, however, depicts what seems to be a tasteful and ideal Biblical result of the Third Temple Redemption.

http://unitedwithisrael.org/shocker-arab-cartoon-paints-accurate-picture-of-third-temple-redemption/

Eating machine tested on Charlie Chaplin , and see what happened.

This hilarious comedy can make your day, and give you a little chuckle which we all need now.

https://www.facebook.com/161045127292945/videos/914158161981634/

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Chai -A Chai in the sky and a miracle in Beit Shemesh

Your Mind Can Choose to Enjoy What You Do

One of the most self-empowering ideas for a happy, fulfilling life is that it's up to your own mind to choose to enjoy what you do. You have a tremendous power to develop this attitude.

If you need to do something that seems uninteresting and boring at first, ask yourself, "How can I find a way to enjoy what I need to do?" Make a game out of it. You would pay a lot of money to play a game. You can create your own games for free with a little imagination.

Brainstorm. Enjoy the challenge of thinking of a number of ways to make the task more meaningful and fulfilling.

Ask yourself, "What are some of the ways that I can think about this task (or project, goal, or job) that will enable me to enjoy what I am doing?"

Love Yehuda Lave

 

Special news from Israel.

A photo taken in Nahariya last week in the morning, two letters appear in the sky 'Chai' which means: "live" – חי (It's not Photoshop, the photo was taken by Mira Anaehel)

http://www.humansofjudaism.com/humansofjudaism/chaisky

 

 

 

 

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Rescue worker describes 'Miracle' during Beit Shemesh attack

Yehuda Dezhichovsky, head of Hatzalah rescue service in Beit Shemesh, tells Arutz Sheva the town experienced a 'miracle.'

By Arutz Sheva Staff

First Publish: 10/22/2015, 11:04 AM

Scene of Beit Shemesh stabbing

Spokesperson's unit

Among the first to arrive at the scene of Thursday's stabbing terror attack in Beit Shemesh was Yehuda Dezhichovsky, head of the Hatzalah rescue service in Beit Shemesh.

Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Dezhichovsky said that the fact that only one person was lightly injured was "a miracle."

The terrorists, he said, "had planned to get on a school bus and commit a massacre. At the very moment they were planning to do that, a young man walked out of the synagogue, and they decided to try and stab him instead." 

"He was stabbed in his upper body, and it's a miracle that he was only lightly injured."

Magen David Adom paramedics treated the injured victim on the scene, before evacuating him to Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. Several other people in the area were treated for shock. 

The two Arab terrorists who attacked the victim were neutralized. Both terrorists were brought to the trauma unit at Hadassah Ein Karem - one later succumbed to his wounds while the other is in critical condition.

Dezhichovsky, and many other Beit Shemesh residents, are fearful that the attack could repeat itself.

"There are hundreds of Arab workers at the construction sites here, and many of them stay illegally in the neighborhood," he said. "We are very concerned about what is going on here.

I'm sorry: Blair takes blame for Iraq War

The extraordinary confession by the former Prime Minister came during a TV interview about the 'hell' caused by his and George Bush's decision to oust Saddam Hussein.

Read the full story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3287982/I-m-sorry-Blair-takes-blame-Iraq-War-admits-conflict-caused-rise-ISIS-astonishing-apology-TV-show.html

25 October 2015

This chameleon gave a surprise to those who were recording

Too bad we can't have kids and have them on the go like this!!

https://www.facebook.com/xeunoticias/videos/10153727226409309/

 Here is the new Mufti of Jerusalem still wanting to kill us

The mosque was 'built by the angels' in Adam's time, says Abbas-appointed cleric

Jerusalem mufti: Temple Mount never housed Jewish Temple

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein says Al-Aqsa Mosque has been atop disputed holy site 'since creation of the world'

By Ilan Ben Zion October 25, 2015, 8:06 pm 67

The grand mufti of Jerusalem, the Muslim cleric in charge of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, said Sunday that there has never been a Jewish temple atop the Temple Mount, and that the site has been home to a mosque "since the creation of the world."

Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein said in an Arabic interview with Israel's Channel 2 that the site, considered the third holiest in Islam and the holiest to Jews, was a mosque "3,000 years ago, and 30,000 years ago" and has been "since the creation of the world."

"This is the Al-Aqsa Mosque that Adam, peace be upon him, or during his time, the angels built," the mufti said of the 8th-century structure commissioned by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.

Hussein has held the post of mufti since 2006; he was appointed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. He has previously endorsed suicide bombings against Israelis.

He vehemently denied that there has ever been a Jewish shrine atop the Temple Mount, despite rich archaeological and textual evidence to the contrary, including from Muslim sources. The 10th-century Muslim historian Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Shams al-Din al-Muqaddasi wrote in his description of Syria and Palestine that "in Jerusalem is the oratory of David and his gate; here are the wonders of Solomon and his cities," and that the foundations of the Al-Aqsa Mosque "were laid by David."

Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount (Qanta Ahmed)

A guide to the Haram al-Sharif, as the Temple Mount is known in Arabic, published by the Muslim Waqf in 1924 also mentioned the presence of two Jewish temples atop the Jerusalem compound in antiquity.

At least four inscriptions from Herod's Temple, destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE, attest to the presence of a Jewish temple atop the 37-acre platform he had engineered over 2,000 years ago.

37-acre platform he had engineered over 2,000 years ago.

One of Hussein's predecessors as chief custodian of the Jerusalem holy site, Hajj Amin al-Husseini, made headlines recently after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged in a speech that the Palestinian Muslim leader inspired Adolf Hitler's Final Solution of exterminating the Jews. Netanyahu took flak from Holocaust scholars, politicians, and even the German government, who pointed out that the extermination of Europe's Jews was already in full swing when Husseini met Hitler in 1941, and that there was no concrete evidence to support that charge.

First century BCE Greek inscription from Jerusalem's Temple Mount forbidding the entry of Gentiles to the Temple precinct, reading "..no foreigner shall enter…" (© The Israel Museum, Jerusalem)

The Jerusalem holy site has been the focus of recent violent clashes between Israeli security officers and Palestinian rioters, and ostensible plans by Israel to change its status, repeatedly denied by the government, have been a catalyst for a wave of Palestinian terror attacks on Israelis.

While Jewish visitors are allowed to enter the site, Jewish worship is banned under arrangements instituted by Israel when it captured the area from Jordan in the 1967 war.

Israel and Jordan agreed Saturday to placing CCTV cameras on the Temple Mount in a bid to calm tensions and monitor possible violations of the status quo, a move rejected by Palestinian leaders.

 

Temple Mount activists: Prayer ban for Jews is discrimination

• Arab MKs outraged as Netanyahu bars politicians from Temple Mount

• Jewish House Lawmakers Agree: UNESCO Temple Mount charges against Israel are lie

Worship by Jews at site cannot be prevented by force, says Yehudah Glick.

Border Police officers patrol Temple Mount. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Temple Mount activist groups denounced on Sunday the recent diplomatic efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry, along with comments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in support of the longstanding status quo on the Temple Mount in which Jews and other non-Muslims are banned from praying at the holy site.

Kerry held meetings on Saturday in Amman with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah, and in Germany with Netanyahu on Thursday to discuss the issue.

Netanyahu said during a press conference Saturday night that, "Israel will continue to enforce its longstanding policy: Muslims pray on the Temple Mount; non-Muslims visit the Temple Mount."

Organizations that have strongly advocated for Jewish visitation and prayer rights at the Temple Mount – the holiest site in Judaism and a holy site for Muslims – accused Kerry and Netanyahu of breaching international and Israeli law in preventing Jews from praying there.

"John Kerry has positioned himself alongside Islamic fundamentalism in his efforts to prevent Jews praying at the Temple Mount, which is in total opposition to the US being the cradle of modern democracy, which takes pride in being the homeland of human rights," said the Joint Committee of Temple Organizations on Sunday.

The committee comprises approximately 30 different organizations committed to promoting Jewish visitation and prayer rights at the Temple Mount, and the assertion of Israeli sovereignty over it.

"This represents a colossal loss of values by the US State Department, which is lending its hand to severe religious and racist discrimination," the committee stated, saying that the agreement contravened the principles of the American Constitution and Israeli law.

The Supreme Court has, in the past, upheld the theoretical right of Jews to pray at the Temple Mount, although it has stated that security forces are permitted to take security considerations into account when deciding whether to allow non-Muslim prayer there.

In accordance with the so-called status quo arrangement at the site, non-Muslim prayer is de facto banned, due to the concern that permitting it will lead to Arab rioting and violence and a severe deterioration of the security situation.

"The prime minister is not entitled to prevent Jews from praying on the Temple Mount," the committee continued, adding that such a stance contravened international law on freedom of worship, Israel's Law of the Holy Places and Israel's Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel.

Yehudah Glick, a longtime Temple Mount activist and a Likud candidate in this year's election, said that given the spiritual nature of prayer, it cannot be prevented at the site by declarations or by force.

He praised Netanyahu, however, for what he claimed was the prime minister's refusal to agree to further concessions, such as instituting a quota on the number of Jewish visitors to the site or banning Jewish visitation completely for several months.

"Prayer is an internal, spiritual act, which an army or police force has no power to prevent," Glick wrote on his Facebook page. "The reality on the Temple Mount will not be determined by speeches or even international agreements in front of cameras, but rather by facts on the ground."

Glick said he was therefore calling on people to "come to Zion, which is the Temple Mount, to make the world accustomed to the fact that Jews are part of the natural view of the mount."

Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, Glick said, "Three million Muslims visited the Temple Mount in 2014 and only 12,000 Jews did, so naturally the Muslim claims carry more weight until Jewish visitors increase."

Glick advocates a time-sharing or space-sharing arrangement at the holy site, as is implemented at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Glick also said he welcomed increased US and Jordanian efforts to maintain order at the Temple Mount, as was evidenced by a tentative agreement to install a 24-hour video monitoring system at the site.

"If Jews are allowed to visit the Temple Mount without being harassed that would be wonderful," said Glick.

In September, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon outlawed the Murabitun and Murabatat Islamist activists groups, who for several years were paid by the Islamic Movement's Northern Branch to verbally abuse and harass Jewish visitors at the Temple Mount.

The Temple Institute, an educational and activist group dedicated to preparing vessels for the third Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount and "bring[ing] about the building of the Holy Temple in our time," denounced the agreements between Israel, the US and Jordan, saying they discriminated against Jews and bolstered Jordan's " custodian rights" over the site.

"The prime minister has rewarded Islamic terrorism by empowering and institutionalizing the discrimination of Jews on the Temple Mount," said Rabbi Chaim Richman, international director of the Temple Institute.

"Instead of stating unequivocally that the recent violence and murder of innocent Jews has nothing to do with peaceful Jewish prayer, the prime minister has bolstered a false Islamist narrative by agreeing to place cameras monitoring Jewish visitors' lips on the Temple Mount and reaffirming that Jordan, and not Israel, is the sovereign ruler over the Temple Mount, the heart of our people," Richman said.

According to its website, the Temple Institute's "long-term goal is to do all in our limited power to bring about the building of the Holy Temple in our time," while in the short-term seeking to "rekindle the flame of the Holy Temple in the hearts of mankind through education."

Temple Mount Discrimination  --look at this short video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1CDHlDGwQk&feature=youtu.be

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