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February 18, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=341415

Muslim Insurgents in Sinai Unwittingly Name Themselves after Jewish Temple in Jerusalem

(Jerusalem Post) Jonathan Spyer - The most significant Islamist insurgency group fighting against the Egyptian authorities in northern Sinai today is Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Supporters of Jerusalem). It originated in Gaza, and made its way to Sinai following the ouster of President Mubarak in 2011. The group's name will raise a smile from Hebrew-speakers. The Arabic term "Bayt al-Maqdis" for Jerusalem derives from the Hebrew name for the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem - "Beit Hamikdash." Many Muslims fiercely deny that any Jewish Temple ever stood in Jerusalem.

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