On Day1 of this week here in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, I heard helicopters and shots being fired (perhaps warning shots). I stayed in the house, praying, knowing that some disturbance was happening here in the Old City. Arab youths recently have been throwing rocks at Israeli police – probably instigated by their Muslim leaders.

Turns out, this one was near the Temple Mount – and even the neighboring nation of Jordan is sticking their noses into this one.

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee” Psalm 122:6

“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zech 12:3

“Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace…” 1 Cor 4:11

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Hamas: War will settle Jerusalem dispute, not talks
haaretz.com ^ | Oct. 25, 2009 | Jack Khoury
Posted on 26 October 2009 03:19:14 AM by Free ThinkerNY

Following a conflagration of violence at Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal declared that “Jerusalem’s fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations.”

Clashes between Israeli police and youths armed with rocks broke out Sunday at the Noble Sanctuary/Temple Mount compound, home of the Muslim holy site, the al Aqsa mosque. The confrontation was apparently sparked by radical Jewish clerics’ call to their followers to go up to the compound, and by calls by radical Muslim clerics for their followers to defend the site.

Meshal, in Damascus, voiced hope that Israel’s Arabs and the residents of the West Bank would join the residents of the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, in staging demonstrations in protest of the Jerusalem events, Israel Radio reported.

Meanwhile, Jordan warned the Israel Police and religious Jewish radicals on Sunday that further provocation at the compound would “fuel violence in the region and jeopardize peace efforts”.

“Any new provocative attempts by Israeli troops and Jewish extremists such as what happened today in the shrine’s compound represents a flagrant violation of international law and conventions and sets the stage for more tension and acts of violence,” Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communication Nabil Sharif said in a statement.

“Jordan, out of its historical responsibilities in being the custodian of the holy places in Jerusalem, is extremely worried about what is taking place and warns against going ahead with this provocative behavior on the part of Israeli troops,” he added.

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