This morning, thousands of Jews are already celebrating the Sukkot holiday at the Western Wall and all over Jerusalem. A large parade is making its way from the southwestern areas to the Old City. Hourly trips around the Temple Mount set out from the Western Wall to visit the different gates - Jews have not been allowed to enter the Mount itself for over a year - where they recited Psalms, sound trumpets, and sing joyous songs reflecting their certainty that the Temple will soon be rebuilt.
Police, last night, suddenly withdrew the permission they had given for a Temple Mount group to conduct a symbolic Temple cornerstone laying ceremony outside the Old City. The police explained that in light of threats by PA officials that such a ceremony would lead to a violent Palestinian reaction, they were left with no choice but to cancel the ceremony. Gerson Solomon, head of the Temple Mount Faithful, said that the police pulled a dirty trick by canceling the event at the last minute - he did turn to the Supreme Court, which predictably said it would not hear the case today - and that they had surrendered to Moslem violence.
Police, last night, suddenly withdrew the permission they had given for a Temple Mount group to conduct a symbolic Temple cornerstone laying ceremony outside the Old City. The police explained that in light of threats by PA officials that such a ceremony would lead to a violent Palestinian reaction, they were left with no choice but to cancel the ceremony. Gerson Solomon, head of the Temple Mount Faithful, said that the police pulled a dirty trick by canceling the event at the last minute - he did turn to the Supreme Court, which predictably said it would not hear the case today - and that they had surrendered to Moslem violence.