Court Won't Allow
'Cornerstone' of Third Temple The High Court of Justice on Sunday rejected a request by the Temple
Mount Faithful to place what the organization said was the cornerstone of the
Third Temple next to the Western Wall.
By Haaretz Service
The High
Court of Justice on Sunday rejected a request by the Temple Mount Faithful to
place what the organization said was the cornerstone of the Third Temple next to
the Western Wall, Israel Radio reported.
The court also rejected a
request by the group to visit the Temple Mount after 9 A.M. during the week-long
Sukkot holiday, which begins Monday night. The organization says its goal is to
build the Third Temple on the Temple Mount and to liberate the Temple Mount from
"Arab occupation."
The justices said they feared clashes because Sukkot
coincides this year with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has become a
time of increased attacks by suicide bombers in addition to being a month of
fasting and introspection.
The court
rejected the petitioner's contention that the ruling was a form of capitulation
to terrorism, saying the verdict represented a balanced
approach.
