Aug 13, 2012

"Har HaBayit b'Yadeinu" is incitement

In response to reports that the Waqf has been conducting unauthorized work on the Dome of the Rock while causing damage to the Rock (the even haShitya) below a group of teens from Bnei Akiva decided to hold a march as a form of protest. They applied for a permit to march from Binyanei HaUma to the area outside of Har HaBayit, and the permit was granted by the police. (according to the news, the permit for the parade was changed to a stationary protest by the boardwalk of Armon HaNetziv)

The police however wanted to see the signs and placards they would be bearing, and then disqualified, as incitement, the text "Har Habayit b'Yadeinu" - Har Habayit is in our hands, the famous words of Motta Gur said upon the taking of Har HaBayit in the Six Day War.
(sources: Ynet and Srugim)

It practically goes without saying that it is a shonda the way the police relate to Jews and Har HaBayit, whether you consider it from a Jewish perspective or from a democratic and human rights perspective. This isn't even on Har HaBayit though. This is far away from har HaBayit, at Armon HaNetziv. In Armon HaNetziv it is now being consider incendiary to say the famous words "Har HaBayit B'Yadeinu".

Will Motta Gur's book now be banned for incitement? Will all Israeli history books be banned as incitement, or maybe they will just rip out the page in which Motta Gur is being quoted? How can such an historic statement, made by such an historic figure, be considered incitement? Will other phrases calling for our return to Jerusalem and the Temple also soon be banned as incitement - such as portions of our siddurim? How can the police be allowed to continue to find every way possible to suppress Jewish rights and identity surrounding Har HaBayit?


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4 comments:

  1. yoni r.August 13, 2012 3:31 PM

    How can such an historic statement, made by such an historic figure, be considered incitement?

    Why is this relevant? If something is incitement, it shouldn't matter if it was also famously said by someone well-known in an historic setting.

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  2. dlzAugust 13, 2012 3:36 PM

    The sign doesn't say "Har HaBayit b'yadenu", rather "Machzirim har habayit l'yadenu" - Let's take back the Temple Mount. That is a significant difference - this is a call to action. (Not that I necessarily agree with the Police, but there is a difference.)

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  3. Rafi G.August 13, 2012 3:42 PM

    the sign is a response to the refusal of the army.said har habayit b'yadeinu the request for a permit was for a sign that said "har habayit b'yadeinu".

    the image I posted is an image that was made in response to the issue protesting against the police response, and has been passed around via email, facebook, etc.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 14, 2012 5:25 AM

    http://thepartialview.blogspot.com/2012/08/moetzes-gedolei-hatorah-of-degel.html

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