Sam2:
First of all, how many people do you know who go up? I know a lot.
90% of them?
People here have openly said the reason that they support ascending HHB is to preserve/extend Jewish sovereignty over the site. I’ve seen this sentiment echoed in much of the circles where this position is popular. And I hear it much, much more often than I hear anything about spiritual inspiration.
Secondly, are you reading what you’re quoting?
Just because I quoted it doesn’t mean that I agree with it. Although this may be shocking to some, just because I’n not Zionist doesn’t mean I’m an Arab sympathizer.
The reason I brought down those quotes was to show that much of the anger that the Arabs currently (unjustly) feel is centered around a perceived Jewish takeover of HHB. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that if we banned Jews from ascending HHB (for the umpteenth time, in accordance with the psak of the overwhelming majority of the Gedolei HaPoskim) much (although obviously not all) of the anger would abate, and the attacks that are a direct result of this anger would decrease (although not disappear).