The Guardian: Temple Mount “Also a Sacred Spot for Jews”

There’s been plenty of descriptions of the Temple Mount in recent days with media outlets weighing up the relative importance of the site to both Jews and Muslims. The Guardian has, however, come up with…

Simon Plosker
November 4, 2014
12:00 am

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There’s been plenty of descriptions of the Temple Mount in recent days with media outlets weighing up the relative importance of the site to both Jews and Muslims.

The Guardian has, however, come up with a new description:

While journalist Kate Shuttleworth at least includes the fact that the Temple Mount was the site of two Jewish temples, it isn’t “also a sacred spot for Jews,” it’s Judaism’s holiest site and this deserves to be plainly stated, particularly if the site is also referred to as Islam’s third holiest.

It’s time that The Guardian (and others) stop diminishing the importance of the Temple Mount for Jews.

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Tags: Jerusalem, Kate Shuttleworth, Temple Mount, The Guardian

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020. Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias. Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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