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Why all of the international uproar is based on lies…A historic survey of the history of Israel, Jerusalem and the Jews from King David up to the present…Jerusalem has NEVER been the capital of ANY country, except Israel…Also…Why the controversy over Israel’s building apartments in Ramat Shlomo is ALSO based on a faulty assumption…Ramat Shlomo was NEVER part of East Jerusalem…Plus…The re-dedication of the Hurva synagogue…For the THIRD time…Again, no historical basis for objection by palestinians or anybody else…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

All the international outrage, the rioting Arabs, the crisis in US-Israel diplomatic relations, the redresses of Israel by American high officials…all based on a mistake?
The outrage is that Israel has announced new building in her capital, Jerusalem. The world says it is EAST Jerusalem, hence, occupied territories and, therefore, illegal.
Whether or not Israel building in East Jerusalem is illegal, they might first want to be sure that all the uproar is about building in East Jerusalem…which it is NOT!!!!!
We’re talking “no man’s land” here, NOT East Jerusalem. This is what the official documents signed by Israel and Jordan in 1949 stated. The land was NEVER even under Jordanian control, hence, was never in dispute.
Maybe Israel should be throwing the ARABS out of this area…but Israel does’nt do that sort of thing…

Ramat Shlomo in No man’s Land – Not Eastern Jerusalem


Ramat Shlomo in No man’s Land – Not Eastern Jerusalem

Reprinted from IMRA

Makor Rishon correspondent Arial Kahaneh reports in today’s edition that a
check of the maps signed by representatives of Israel and Jordan on 4 March
1949 in Rhodes finds that Ramat Shlomo is located in “No Man’s Land” rather
than in territory that at the time was designated as being under Jordanian
control.

Among areas having the same “No Man’s Land” status are Kfar Ruth. Shilat,
Lapid, Neveh Shalom (the Arab-Israeli community) part of the Tel
Aviv-Jerusalem highway route 1, Mini Israel and Ramot.

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As if you didn’t know…Across university campuses worldwide, the celebration of “Israel Apartheid Week” is in full swing…But is there any truth to the idea of apartheid in Israel?…In fact, apartheid is alive and well in the Middle East, but it’s location is entirely different from what the anti-semites want you to think…And…What about religious freedom?…The history of the Cave (Tomb) of the Patriarchs (Maarat HaMachpela) bears out why Israel must remain in control of Jewish holy sites in Hebron and elsewhere…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…

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If using your police on your sovereign territory to disperse rock-throwing criminals who are threatening bodily harm to religious worshipers and visiting tourists is a provocation…Provoke away, Israel!!!
And why is Israel giving in to pressure from Jordan, anyway???

Jordan condemns raid on holy Jerusalem site as provocation, Jordanian diplomacy succeeds in getting Israeli police out of Al Aqsa compound

Amman, Feb.28(Petra- Jordan news agency)– Jordan condemned as a provocation
Israeli forces who stormed Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday
and said such actions would undermine efforts to restart the
Palestinian-Israeli peace process.

Reprinted from IMRA

Israeli police opened the Bab Al Maghareba Gate early today for the entry of
zionist extremists to the holy compound touching off a confrontation with
Muslim worshippers.

About 20 protesters were wounded by soldiers who used tear gas and rubber
bullets.

“Jordan rejects any attempt by Israeli occupation forces to harm holy sites
in the Palestinian territories,” State Minister for Media Affairs and
Communication Nabil Sharif told Petra.

“Storming Al Aqsa is an affront to the will of the international community
and such action will impede efforts to kickstart the peace process to
achieve stability in the region and set up an independent, sovereign and
viable Palestinian state,” Sharif added.

The minister said that repeated Israeli assaults on the compound in the old
city of Jerusalem were designed to provoke millions of Arabs and Muslims.

Condemnation of the latest attack on worshippers also came from a number of
officials and academics, who said it was a further evidence that Israel is
in violations of international laws and conventions.

They called on Arab and Islamic countries to shoulder their responsibility
in defending Islamic holy places in Jerusalem and the occupied territories.

“This arbitrary Israeli measure is a stark evidence that Israeli occupation
authorities, headed by the right-wing government, continue such measures in
total disregard of religious norms, international law, the Fourth Geneva
Convention and U.N Security Council resolutions,” said Abdullah Kanan,
Secretary General of the Royal Jordanian committee for Jerusalem Affairs.

//Petra//SD, S.
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Jordanian diplomacy succeeds in getting Israeli police out of Al Aqsa
compound

[28/02/2010 22:24]

http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=1&Section=1&Artical=173129

Amman, Feb.

28(Petra)– Upon directives from His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Jordanian
diplomacy moved effectively and rapidly on Sunday to get Israeli police out
of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said Sunday.

”King Abdullah instructed us to move at all levels to protest Israel’s
unilateral measure and to totally reject Israeli police thrust into the holy
site,” Judeh added in a statement to Petra.

“We interfered through our embassy in Tel Aviv and contacted all the
concerned parties in Israel”, he added noting that these diplomatic efforts
have led to getting Israeli police personnel out of Al Aqsa compound and all
the gates leading to Al Aqsa Mosque were opened for Muslim worshippers.

The Palestinians who staged an overnight sat-in inside Al Aqsa were also
allowed to leave through an arrangement with the Awqaf Department in
Jerusalem, he said.

Meanwhile, Jordan made its protest to the Israeli authorities for using
force against Palestinians in the old city and around Al Aqsa compound, the
Minister noted.

Now the “king” of Jordan is getting into the act. BTW, his dynasty extends all the way back, almost 100 whole years!!!. A dynasty created by the occupying Europeans of the Middle East to try and get some stability in the wacked out countries being run by wandering nomads. Some royal line…For sure Abdullah is afraid of the power of the more than 60% of his country made up of palestinians…That’s why JORDAN was supposed to be and SHOULD be the palestinian state, not Israel. Anyway…Given the fact that the Al Aqusa mosque is sitting on the holiest site in Judaism, and Israel lets it remain there, I don’t quite get just what is provocative in Israel’s behavior…We just declared sites in Hebron and Bethlehem Jewish Heritage sites, nothing at all in “east” Jerusalem…we don’t even conduct the archeological excavations that SHOULD be carried out on the temple mount, due to Muslim “sensitivities”. Time to get real, Your Highness….(snicker, snicker)

King of Jordan: Protect holy sites from Israel

In meeting with Abbas in Amman, King Abdullah warns of ‘dangerous consequences of provocative Israeli moves and aggressive acts against al-Aqsa Mosque.’ He adds that steps taken ‘constitute dangerous provocation that threatens efforts to achieve regional peace’

Reprinted from Ynetnews Roee Nahmias

Israel’s eastern neighbor makes a call for action: King Abdullah of Jordan said Sunday that the international community must take immediate measures to protect the holy sites in east Jerusalem from unilateral moves on Israel’s part.

According to him, Israel’s moves seek to alter Jerusalem’s identity and constitute a dangerous provocation that threatens all efforts invested in achieving regional peace.

Jordan’s official news agency, Petra, reported that during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman the Jordanian king warned against “the dangerous consequences of provocative Israeli moves and acts of aggression against the al-Aqsa Mosque – moves with Jordan condemns.”

King Abdullah emphasized that his country will continue to invest efforts in protecting the holy sites in Jerusalem. In addition, Abdullah highlighted Jordan’s rejection and rebuke of Israel’s decision to include Rachel’s Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs on its list of national heritage sites.

During the meeting – which was attended by senior Jordanian officials, including Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and senior Palestinians, including their head of negotiation team Saeb Erekat – the two sides discussed efforts being put forth in order to overcome the hurdles to renewing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on the basis of a two-state solution, a set timetable, and the Arab Peace Initiative.

The Jordanian king reiterated his country’s support for the Palestinian Authority and efforts to reinstate the rights of the Palestinian people, particularly their right to an independent country.

As usual, the UN can be counted on for setting new heights of “Chutzpa”…OF COURSE Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb are part of Israel’s National heritage! Israel is a Jewish state. Rachel was the wife of one of the Jewish forefathers, the mother of two of Israel’s twelve tribes. Hebron was the capital of Israel for SEVEN YEARS under the rule of King David (he was Jewish, by the way) before he moved his monarchy to the present capital of Israel, Jerusalem.

Israel has always allowed access to ALL of her holy sites to ALL religions, something that cannot be said about Jewish Holy sites when they have been under Muslim control. Read more »