The Associated Press: IDF blocks West Bank Palestinians trying to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Title:I`m sorry, but...
Name:Giles Martin
City: GeorgetownState:
..."a month of fasting and religious observances" doesn`t quite define Ramadan. This is a full month of reflection on the worshipers` sins. Does this sound at all familiar? A zeolot might well respond "and they have many sins to refllect upon."

Yes, the Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. But these are horrible times for two nations, and we all--Jew, Gentile, and Muslim--have more than our share of sins to reflect upon.

This may incite our Arab cousins to take umbrage, but a more effective stratagem might be to screen the Mullas presiding over worship on al Aqsa. They provide guidance there, if not at the Qrayas.