JERUSALEM POST
Temple Mount in Jewish hands? The Egyptian intellectual who handed over al-Aksa
by Jackie Hogi
December 23, 2015

Dr. Youssef Ziedan was insistent on pronouncing the words “Beit Hamikdash,” or, Temple in Jerusalem, clearly and in Hebrew. An Egyptian philosopher and expert on  Arabic and Islamic studies,  Ziedan sat in the Egyptian CBC studios and explained at length to his host why, in his opinion, Muslim claims over al-Aksa mosque in Jerusalem are baseless…”Beit Hamikdash is a Hebrew term,” Ziedan insisted in his interview. “Hence, in my opinion, the al-Aksa mosque isn’t legitimate. Al-Kuds, the temple, is an ancient Hebrew word, and Muslims adopted the word.” He turned to his Muslim brethren and said: “You’re annexing the city, annexing the word, and claiming that it is holy to you. But from where exactly? Can you tell a Jew that Jerusalem is not his?” It is doubtful that an Israeli exists who is more eloquent than Youssef Ziedan, a Muslim from birth, who has never been to Israel or been a particular fan of the Jewish nation, and remains one of the most important researchers on religions in Egyptian academia. READ MORE

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