November 13, 2015
http://www.timesofisrael.com/jordanian-officials-arrive-to-set-stage-for-temple-mount-cameras/
Jordanian officials arrive to set stage
for Temple Mount cameras
Officials from Ministry of Religious
Endowments to inspect technical side of setting up CCTV
system on holy site
A Jordanian delegation arrived in Jerusalem
from Amman on Thursday in order to run preliminary tests
for installing cameras on the Temple Mount compound.
The officials from the Ministry of Religious
Endowments were to inspect the technical and engineering
aspects of putting the CCTV equipment on the site, deemed
holy to Jews and Muslims alike, and discuss with the
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf locations for placing cameras.
Israel and Jordan agreed last month to
install cameras on the Temple Mount to monitor activities
by Jewish and Muslim visitors to the holy site in a bid to
calm tensions that have helped drive the recent escalation
in Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers.
The 37-acre (15-hectare) compound in
Jerusalem’s Old City, known to Jews as the Temple Mount
and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, is a frequent flash
point and its fate is a core issue at the heart of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is the holiest site in
Judaism, and was the home to two biblical temples. Muslims
believe it is the spot where the Prophet Muhammad ascended
to heaven. It is the third-holiest site in Islam and
houses Al-Aqsa Mosque and the gold-topped Dome of the
Rock.
Speaking to the Jordanian press, Religious
Affairs Minister Hayel Dahoud emphasized that the cameras
wouldn’t be installed within Al-Aqsa Mosque or the Dome of
the Rock themselves. He reiterated a statement made
earlier this month by Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who
allayed Palestinian concerns saying, “To be very
clear, there will be no cameras inside the mosque.”
The control center for the cameras on the
Temple Mount is to be controlled from Amman, but the
footage would be broadcast on the Internet around the
clock.
According to the minister, the project would
be entirely under his authority’s command and is primarily
concerned with protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque, the
third-holiest site in Islam.
As per the 1994 peace treaty between Israel and Jordan, Amman acts as the
custodian of the Muslim shrines on the Temple Mount.
AP contributed to this report.
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10/28/2015
Israel
welcomes French proposal for Netanyahu-Abbas meeting
…….
In a related
development, a government official said Jerusalem was
open to the idea of live-streaming onto the Internet
the feed from surveillance cameras to be positioned on
the Temple Mount. In
addition, the feed is also expected to be monitored by
the Jerusalem police and the Wakf, the Islamic religious
trust that administers the site. Jordanian officials
have reportedly expressed interest in the livestream as a way of increasing transparency.
…. “We are open to
the idea, and will be working with the Jordanians to
move forward,” one government official said. "We think
transparency serves our interests.”
According to a plan announced Saturday night by Kerry,
Israeli and Jordanian teams will work out the details of
the cameras’ operation, which he said could provide
“comprehensive visibility and transparency and that
could really be a game-changer in discouraging anybody
or disturbing the sanctity of this holy site.”
….
This would not be
the first time that cameras have been placed on the
Temple Mount and footage broadcast live.
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Revelation
11
9: And they of the people and kindreds and
tongues and
nations shall see
their dead bodies three days and an half, and
shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
http://biblehub.com/kjv/m/revelation/11.htm
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Luke 21
20: And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the
desolation thereof is nigh.
28: And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up,
and lift up your heads; for your redemption
draweth nigh.
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…And they of the people and kindreds and
tongues and
nations shall see…
And when these things begin to come to pass
…then look up,
and lift up your heads;
for your redemption draweth nigh.
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Maranatha