Speaking on inyanei Tisha B’Av, HaGaon HaRav Yosef Efrati addressed the Muslim control over Har Habayis, calling it a “possible chessed within the churban”, explaining that if not for the Islamic regulations and control over the area, in all likelihood there would be R”L “pritzus and to’eva” based on recent events hosted in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Rav Efrati believes that if Israel controlled the site one would likely see “problematic events” being hosted based on Israel’s performance elsewhere. His words are carried in an interview in Yated Ne’eman.
Rav Efrati reminds us of the prohibitions involved with visiting Har Habayis today, adding visits endanger the nation and Jewish People. He explains the current reality is that in addition to the halachic prohibitions there are the security considerations and realities as well.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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he has a point
let the muslims desecrate it so theres a reason for them to get kicked out and given to us when we deserve it
Can we then say that if there was Moslem sovereignty over other parts of Yerushalayim & Tel Aviv there would be less pritzus in those areas????
I’ve been saying this for years. If the Israelis had control of Har HaBayis, there’d be far more Jews violating the chiyuv kares and entering it, pritzus, Women of the Wall, Shabbos desecration, and who knows what else.
That is no justification; it is merely hate towards us Jews. We are certainly capable of keeping ‘pritzus’ out of the Kotel area, we can do it on Har HaBayit.
Not only that, if HaShem gives us authority to rule, perhaps he will give us authority to aid Him in building the third bais ha Mikdash, too!
#2, unfortunately that is probably true.
Searchin345
TRUE since beheaded & dead Jews are usually not behaving with pritzus.