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Palin, "Can I add a match to that gas?" Jews should pray at Temple Mount

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On her first visit to Jerusalem, the former Alaska governor lamented that Jews can't pray openly at the Temple Mount.

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But the issue of public prayer is touchy at the Temple Mount because the site is holy to both Jews and Muslims.

Jews venerate the spot as the historic site of their ancient temples. One of its outer walls - the Western Wall - is the holiest
site in Judaism.

For Muslims, it is home to the Dome of the Rock shrine and Al Aqsa mosque and believed to be the site where the Prophet
Muhammed ascended to heaven.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/03/21/2011-03-21_sarah_palin_says_israel_shouldnt_apologize_should_pray_at_temple_mount_as_she_vi.html#ixzz1HFtaEloG

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