If Only Our Jewish Leaders Thought Like This

...For Israel, this war is all about survival, for there is no other place in the world that they can go where a Jew may be safe from his neighbors.

During all the time of the occupation of Jerusalem by Arab forces, Jews were not allowed to go to the Temple Mount. Now, Israeli forces protect the Muslim administrators of Al-Aqsa; Israeli forces prohibit Jews from openly praying near the mosque; Israeli forces allow Jews and Muslims access, with the exception of some prohibitions at times to prevent violence.

Muslims want the Temple Mount to be in their territory, but they already have access to it. The Temple Mount is not their primary holy place, but it is the only Jewish holy place of significance.

What is unfair or inappropriate about allowing access to the Temple Mount while protecting it from violence? The historical record shows the difference in Israel’s administration of the area versus Arab administration...

SUSAN FIEDLER,
co-pastor of a Messianic Jewish church,
Congregation Beth Shalom, Bristol, Tenn.