'Force will determine Jerusalem's fate'

**Chris** · October-25th-2009, 07:03 PM

'Force will determine Jerusalem's fate'
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND ABE SELIG

Following a day of clashes between security forces and Arab rioters in Jerusalem, Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Sunday evening stated that the fate of the capital would be determined by force, not negotiations. "The fate of Jerusalem will be determined only by confrontation and not by the negotiating tables," Mashaal said in a speech, according to Channel 10. "The Israelis want to divide al-Aqsa Mosque, and this is not all. They want to hold their religious ceremonies in the mosque … in preparation for demolishing it and building their temple there," he reportedly said.

Israel is interested in handling the Jerusalem issue unilaterally so that it is not included in negotiations with the Palestinians, Masha'al claimed. "Jerusalem is all of Jerusalem, not only [the east Jerusalem neighborhood of] Abu-Dis. The Arabs and Muslims are [the city's] residents, and the Zionists have no claim over it," he said.

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**Chris** · October-25th-2009, 07:04 PM

What a burdensome stone the city of Jerusalem is becoming just as the Lord foretold.

And Hama is right, force will decide the fate of the city but they will be on the wrong side of the greatest force in the universe.

**Chris** · October-25th-2009, 07:18 PM

Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies

Following a conflagration of violence at Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal declared that "Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations." Clashes between Israeli police and youths armed with rocks broke out Sunday at the Noble Sanctuary/Temple Mount compound, home of the Muslim holy site, the al Aqsa mosque. The confrontation was apparently sparked by radical Jewish clerics' call to their followers to go up to the compound, and by calls by radical Muslim clerics for their followers to defend the site.

Meshal, in Damascus, voiced hope that Israel's Arabs and the residents of the West Bank would join the residents of the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, in staging demonstrations in protest of the Jerusalem events, Israel Radio reported. Meanwhile, Jordan warned the Israel Police and religious Jewish radicals on Sunday that further provocation at the compound would "fuel violence in the region and jeopardize peace efforts".

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**Chris** · October-25th-2009, 07:20 PM

Israel Police battle Arab rioters on Temple Mount; PA official arrested
By Liel Kyzer, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press

Stone-throwing Arab youths wounded three policemen on the Temple Mount on Sunday as Jerusalem police, firing water cannons and stun grenades, raided the holy site in a bid to quell repeated bouts of rioting. At least 25 Palestinians were wounded over the course of the day. Police stormed the compound twice; the first time was in response to Arab youths who pelted officers with rocks and poured oil on them.

Later Sunday morning, about 100 Arab youths renewed rioting at the Temple Mount, after which Border Police and regular policemen raided the site again, using stun grenades to disperse the rioters. Police were attempting to completely clear the compound of worshippers. Officers arrested some 16 people during the disturbances.

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**Chris** · October-25th-2009, 07:20 PM

Looks like there is fresh new violence on the in the city of Jerusaelm and around the Temple Mount.

**Chris** · October-25th-2009, 07:24 PM

Here's a link showing pictures of the rioting in Jerusalem. I think they said 15-21 people have been arrested and there is alot of damage. Hamas says the status of the city will be decided by force.

Jerusalem: 21 Arrested in a Day of Arab Rioting - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News

**Keith** · October-26th-2009, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by Chris

What a burdensome stone the city of Jerusalem is becoming just as the Lord foretold.

And Hama is right, force will decide the fate of the city but they will be on the wrong side of the greatest force in the universe.

Just what I was about to post.

**Keith** · October-26th-2009, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by Chris

Here's a link showing pictures of the rioting in Jerusalem. I think they said 15-21 people have been arrested and there is alot of damage. Hamas says the status of the city will be decided by force.

Jerusalem: 21 Arrested in a Day of Arab Rioting - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News

WOW, they even have their little kids doing it. How sad!

Teaching them how to hate that young.

**Robert** · October-26th-2009, 12:12 AM

It will be decided by force; but what they are not counting on is the KIND of force that will be involved.

They never bothered to "factor in" the God of Israel, did they?