(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Lenny Ben-David - The current Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammed Ahmad Hussein, declared on Oct. 25 that the Al-Aqsa Mosque was built "3,000 years ago, and 30,000 years ago…since the creation of the world." He also insisted that there never was a Jewish Temple or shrine atop the Temple Mount. The Al-Aqsa Mosque suffered a major collapse during an earthquake in 1927. During the years of renovation, photographers ventured into and under the mosque, documenting the mosaics, passageways, cisterns, and lumber that apparently were part of the ancient Jewish Temples. The writer, who publishes Israel Daily Picture.com, served as Israel's Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington.
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