Clashes surrounding the Temple Mount & Freedom of Worship
Jerusalem’s holiest site, the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, has been a point of sensitivity for many centuries, due to its historic importance to monotheistic religions, primarily Judaism and Islam.
The holy-compound, which according to religion outlines men’s connection to God, has turned into a flash-point of violence and division that obstructs the basic international law: freedom of worship.To discuss the recent escalation, defined by many as sparks of an ensuing religious war;
Guests Doctor Mordechai Kedar, Middle East expert & Lecturer Bar Ilan University; and Professor Ofer Cassif, Hebrew University Jerusalem & Member of Israel's communist party 'Hadash'. Analyst Mr. Amir Oren.
Jerusalem Studio
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