Palestinian Authority Recommits To Denial of Jewish Claims To Temple Mount
The Palestinian Authority releases and endorses a “study” claiming that Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and Western Wall simply are lies:
The project was prepared by al-Mutawakel Taha, a senior official with the PA Ministry of Information. He is also a prominent Palestinian poet and writer.
Taha’s study concluded that the Western Wall was never a Jewish site, but had always belonged to Muslims. He wrote that the Western Wall, known to Muslims as Al-Buraq Wall, is actually the western wall of the Al-Aksa Mosque.
The PA endorses and releases this nonsense on its website and gives it its official imprimatur. This is a partner in peace? Nope. This reconfirms what should be painfully obvious to the diplomats. The PA has no interest in peace with Israel and refuses to recognize Israel - and Jewish claims to Jerusalem and Judaism’s holiest site - the Temple Mount.
It shouldn’t be surprising though - Abbas is himself a Holocaust revisionist and is more than willing to latch on to any nonsense to give him a propaganda advantage over Israel.