On
November 4, 2013 a proposal was made on the floor of the Israeli
Knesset to allow Jews to openly worship on the Temple Mount. This
precipitated quite a shouting match between Israeli and Arab Knesset
members. But the sharing of the Temple Mount is now being openly
discussed.
The
Temple Mount dispute will be resolved when a peace agreement is finally
reached between the Palestinians and Israelis. When the agreement is
concluded it will provide for the sharing of the Temple Mount between
Muslims and Jews. This will inevitably lead to the building of Israel’s
temple on the portion of the Temple Mount placed under Israel’s control.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has set a deadline of April 29, 2014,
for this peace agreement to be achieved.
COMMENT: Kerry seems to have missed his deadline.