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Obviously, the Temple Mount, the holy site of the biblical
Jews, is a shrine to both Judaism and Christianity, and there
is no sign that its significance will decrease in the future. We
can probably expect ongoing approaches by the Jews, in spite
of Muslim resistance, in keeping with the program for the
building of the Tribulation Temple.
In fact, in early March 1976, another, much more or-
ganized attempt to pray on the mount ensued, and this time
there was a public debate on the scene. The police maintained
a low profile as this modern version of the rivalry of Isaac
and Ishmael unfolded. The Post reported at length:

NATIONAL NEWS

POLICE BLOCK JEWISH BID TO PRAY ON
TEMPLE MOUNT
By ABRAHAM RABINOVICH group's intention of entering the
Jerusalem Post Reporter Temple Mount to pray, Kraus
said: "Since there is reason to
The first organized attempt by believe that your entering the
Jewish nationalists to pray on the Temple Mount and praying there
Temple Mount since a magis- will lead to a disturbance of the
trates court ruling last January peace, we forbid you to enter."
permitting such prayer was Solomon accused Kraus of
turned back by police Sunday. holding in contempt the ruling
Some 50 blue-uniformed Betar by Magistrate Ruth Or on Jan-
youth led by two Likud city uary 28 that Jews had the right
councilmcn—Rabbi L. I. Rabi- to pray on the Mount. "The
nowitz and Gershon Solomon— ruling," said Solomon, "explicitly
were halted just outside the Mo- states that banning of Jews from
grabi Gate, on the ramp leading praying on the Temple Mount is
up from the Western Wall, by a violation of the law."
Jerusalem Police Chief David Kraus said he was not holding
Kraus. He was backed by a line any court ruling in contempt.
of blue-uniformed police firmly "As commander of police in
blocking the entrance. Jerusalem, I have reason to be-
When Solomon announced the lieve that this would cause a pub-