You might notice I've been leaving Ben Shapiro (Boy Prognosticator) alone for a little while. Ben is Jewish, and he's been largely commenting on Israel. He obviously feels a personal stake in this and it's improved his writing a bit, up to a point.
But yesterday Shapiro made kind of a goofy argument. Apparently it's this; Islamic people, who as we know are the source of evil in the modern world, are trying to claim all the worlds Holy Sites as their own. Unfortunately for media commentator hoping to mock him, Ben then becomes more reasonable and informative.
His main comment is that the media choses to portray the wailing wall as the holiest spot in Judaism. In fact, the wailing wall is just the only part of the temple that remains on the temple mount, where the Dome of the Rock Mosque currently exists. Although Muslims have been allowed to retain the mosque for now--they will eventually have to clear out so that the Third Temple can be built. As Ben says, "When the Third Temple is built on the Temple Mount, the world must know that it is not Jewish usurpation of a Muslim holy site, but reclamation and redemption of the holiest site in Judaism."
And there is the rub, I suppose. Not much wiggle room there, and I suppose there can't be. It's ok as long as we are talking about things that will happen down the road when the Messiah comes--but it feels more like Ben is talking about something that can and must happen soon. And given the religious basis of his argument, its not something that is negotiable. Such arguments only point to continuing turmoil.
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