Does the outbreak of violence in Israel indicate an end to the Oslo Peace Accords?

The Oslo Peace Accords were a fantasy from the very beginning. This fantasy was woven by Clinton, Arafat and the apostate leaders of Israel like Rabin, Perez and Barak. These "so-called leaders" wove their fantasy around the intentions of Yassar Arafat and his band of thugs. Mr. Arafat is probably the more honest of the group. At least in Moslem lands, he has always been candid and truthful about his intentions. He has consistently announced his intentions of gaining control of Israel step-by-step in the sequence of (1) the Temple Mount, (2) Jerusalem, (3) Biblically significant areas of Israel and (4) finally, all of Israel. He also announced repeatedly that he would use diplomacy as long as that advanced his aims and then he would turn to war. The present outbreak of violence just indicates that he has made that inevitable turn. His "peace partner" repeatedly chose to ignore his true aspirations.

Anyone who now speaks of the "peace process" has to be a complete fool. All anyone has to witness is the enormous, vile hatred manifested in the aroused crowds of Moslems in Ramallah, Nazareth, Gaza, Shechem or Jerusalem to understand that they will never, of their own volition, embrace peace with Israel. The only thing that have kept them involved thus far has been the continual surrender of real territory by the Israelis. They always knew, of course, that there would be a limit to what Israel was willing to forfeit.

The shameful withdrawal from Lebanon, made earlier this year by Barak, convinced the Palestinians that the Israelis were no longer willing to pay the price of the struggle. The great victory of the Hizb'allah inspired the Palestinians to make the decision to attempt to achieve ultimate victory by the same means.

Did Ariel Sharon Provoke the Moslem Response by His Visit to the Temple Mount?

Perhaps we should ask just exactly what Ariel Sharon did on the Temple Mount. Did he purposely enter and defile the mosque or shrine? He did not. Did he cause physical harm or did he verbally assault any Moslem there? He did not. What he did was expose the hypocrisy of the position of the Israeli government in their pursuit of the "peace process". The Barak government proclaimed that they maintained sovereignty over the Temple Mount while gradually relinquishing that sovereignty to the Moslem authority, i.e., Yassar Arafat. In fact, the previous government of Netanyahu had done the same thing. By his presence on the Temple Mount, Ariel Sharon demonstrated Israeli sovereignty there. The Moslems who had already concluded that Israel had long since relinquished sovereignty there were infuriated and they unleashed their fury on the Israelis worshiping below.

Why Do the Moslems Feel so strongly about the Temple Mount?

This is an important question that few have bothered to investigate. The answer is simple. The Temple Mount is important to Moslems only because it is important to Bible believing Jews and Christians. This is true because one of the most important tenets of Islam is that it must be demonstrated "superior" to any other religion. The mosque and the shrine coupled with Moslem sovereignty on the Temple Mount demonstrate that Islam is superior to Judaism and Christianity. The Moslem cry is "Allah Akbar". Most naive reporters translate this as "God is Great". Actually, the term means "Allah is greater" - Greater than the God of Israel, Greater than the God of Christianity.

No geographical site in the world has the Biblical significance of the Temple Mount. Indeed, it is virtually the only real "holy" site. Abraham called it the place where God will see (Genesis 22:14). David saw it as the site of house of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering for Israel (1 Chronicles 22:1). The first and second temples were built here. God declared that His name would be established at this site forever (2 Chronicles 7:16). It is the site where Jesus worshiped. It is the site of His death, resurrection, ascension and of His promised return. It will be the site of His reign in the age to come. We must conclude that this site has enormous significance for any Bible believer. Obviously, Moslems understand this better than most Jews and Christian do. Only by control of this site can Allah be demonstrated "superior" to the God of the Bible. Again we must establish the crucial point, the Temple Mount is important to Moslems only because it is important to Bible believing Jews and Christians.