The Movement continues to be an example of determination and perfect obedience to G-d. When many people failed to hear His call, we were ready to hear it and to fulfil it in our activities like marches to the Temple Mount. Even our frequent petitions to the Supreme Court of Israel are an educational campaign. We have demonstrated that we should never be weak when the enemy tries to destroy us. We must always realize that as long as we are with the G-d of Israel, we are the majority and all the many enemies become a small minority.

The Arab enemy on the Temple Mount continues the terrible destruction of the Temple Mount. By building new mosques they try to destroy its Israeli identity and to deny the existence of the First and Second Temples. With such activities they seek to block the rebuilding of the Third Temple and the establishment of G-d's kingdom on the Earth. They have learned nothing from seven wars against Israel. They've tried repeatedly to destroy G-d's people, but G-d defeated them terribly. The Third Temple will be built whether they want it or not. The judgment of the G-d of Israel is soon to come. He will save His beloved people and the land which He gave them from their cruel attacks exactly as prophesied: "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will enter into judgment with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and have divided my land." (Joel 3:1-2)

I call on everyone in the world to be strong at this critical time and to stand with the G-d and people of Israel. Those who do will be redeemed with His people. To all the friends of the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement, I want to say that we continue to intensively conduct our campaign for the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Very great progress was achieved in our campaign and activities over the last year. Together with you, dear brothers and sisters, we shall soon see the rebuilding of the Temple and the coming of Mashiach ben David.

All the practical and spiritual preparations for the building of the Temple continue. Individuals in many places in Israel are working to prepare the vessels and the instruments for Temple worship. The red heifers and the incense have been prepared and even the Passover sacrifice have been renewed. Two months ago, the Temple Mount Faithful Movement held a symbolic Passover sacrifice. Priests and Levities continue to prepare themselves for the worship in the Temple. A few days ago, even the preparations for creating the Sanhedrin were begun.

Above, we have given the main details relating to the structure of the Temple. We shall share many other details in the next newsletter. All these details are very holy and exciting. This was the house where the G-d of Israel dwelt and where He appeared daily before His people, Israel. The rebuilding of the Temple, the eternal Temple, will renew the daily appearance of G-d before Israel and all mankind. People will come from Israel and all over the world to see G-d and to be seen by Him. They will worship, pray, meet Him, and show Him their love; He will show them His love. This will be the key event in the life of Israel and all the nations. It will open the door to all the other prophetic end-time events and to the coming of Mashiach ben David. Time is short, and the Temple is soon to be rebuilt. Everyone should prepare themselves for this great godly time and should study the laws of the construction and worship of the Temple. The Talmud states that by studying these laws, you actually participate in its construction. Those who participate in the practical campaign and efforts of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement to rebuild the Temple have even a bigger part in the rebuilding of the Temple. From the Jewish Prayer Book, we shall pray the prayer: "May it be Thy will, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in Thy Law. And there we will serve Thee with awe, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years." Amen!

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The Holiness of the Temple and the Temple Mount Remains Today

The holiness of the Temple and the Temple Mount never departed from the hill of G-d, even after the destruction of the Temple. This is an eternal holiness which started from the first moment of the Creation and will remain forever. He chose the Temple Mount to be the place of His house, and He blessed it with a special holiness. He appointed the Rock of Abraham to be the place of His house; He commanded Israel never to move it or build it elsewhere.

Throughout history many powers and nations were attracted to this place and built their pagan shrines on the site of the Temple or sometimes placed their statues inside the Temple including the Arabs and the Moslems who built, and continue to build, their mosques on the Temple Mount. The holiness which the G-d of Israel reflected on this place attracted all of them like a magnet. However, all of them did not understand that the holiness of the G-d of Israel on this place can accept only the Jewish Temple which G-d called "My house" and promised that, despite this repeated desecration of His holy hill by these powers, the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt by Israel alone and only this Temple will be "a house of prayer for all nations" and none other which any of the nations tries to build on this holy hill of G-d. This is the reason that all the foreign shrines which were built on the Temple Mount throughout history have been destroyed and the nations who built them were severely judged by G-d and passed from world history. No doubt G-d will do the same to the Arabs who occupied the hill of G-d by force, destroyed all the remains of the Second Temple, including the Western Wall of the Holy of Holies, and built their mosques and shrines on the place of the holy Temple of G-d. G-d will never forgive them for their persecution of His holy hill, Jerusalem, His land and His people, Israel. As it was with the other powers throughout history, they will be removed from this place by the judgement of G-d and the Third Temple will be built by Israel and once again and forever the holiness of G-d, His holy mountain and the holiness of Israel will be united. This godly union will then open the Temple Mount and the Temple to be "a house of prayer for all nations".

There is a unique historical event which happened on the Temple Mount after the destruction. This event is connected to Rabbi ben Zoma who was a student of Rabbi Akiva and lived in the time immediately after the destruction of the Second Temple.(Rabbi Akiva saw the Temple in his youth.) Rabbi ben Zoma was sitting on the Temple Mount watching the secrets of creation. He was so engrossed in this mystical pursuit that he did not even notice Rabbi Yehoshua ben Hannania who was standing close by. When Rabbi Yehoshua saw him, he asked what he was doing. Rabbi ben Zoma answered that he was observing the distance between the upper and lower waters and that there was only a distance of three fingers between them as it is written in Genesis: "And the spirit of G-d hovered over the waters" like a dove which hovers over her chicks without touching them (Genesis 1:2). This event of Creation happened on the first day of Creation and on the second day, G-d separated the waters which were below the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. The Talmud asks what the distance was between the separation. Rabbi Aha bar Ya'akov answered that it was the width of a hair and other rabbis stated that it was like the spaces between planks of wood that are placed on a bridge.

Rabbi ben Zoma chose the Temple Mount to be the place of his mystical observation of the secrets of Creation rather than any other place. This was no accident. The extreme holiness of this hill of G-d, and the continual presence of G-d and the reflection of His spirit on this hill was so intense that only on the Temple Mount could he enter into the deepest secrets of G-d's creation and make this mystical observation in the best way. He could not see anyone around him because the great holiness of the place took him on its wings to higher worlds and so close to G-d. He chose this holy place because he knew what the great rabbis of the time of the destruction had said that the holiness of the Temple Mount would never depart even after the destruction of the Temple. It was not the only time that Rabbi ben Zoma, who was considered to be a great and perfect scholar and rabbi by the other rabbis of the time.

G-d is watching us from His destroyed Temple and hill which is now again a prisoner in the hands of the pagan Arab foreigners and calls on us to rebuild His house. He wants to dwell once again in His rebuilt house amongst His people and all His creation and He can no longer wait for this. To all who say that the time for this has not yet arrived, He answers what He said through His prophet, Haggai: "Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say that the time has not yet come, the time that the Lord's house should be built ... Consider your ways. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says the Lord. You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, and everyone of you runs to his own house. Therefore the heaven above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground brings forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands" (Haggai 1:2,7-11).

G-d will never accept the current shameful situation on the Temple Mount. As long as this situation persists and the Temple is not rebuilt, there will never be peace in Israel and all over the world. Troubles, wars and suffering will continue to be in Israel and all over the world. G-d wants to dwell among His people and creation and to reflect His love and blessings on them. He is ready but we are not ready. Only the rebuilding of the Temple will open a new era of peace among nations and establish the Kingdom of G-d and His wonderful principles all over Israel and the world.

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The Temple Mount as the Key Place in the Filfilment Of Prophecy

There is a wonderful event which the Talmud relates concerning the Temple Mount as a key place and example for the fulfilment of prophecy in Israel which should be a lesson to our time. This event took place after the destruction of the Second Temple during the time of the great rabbi and leader, Rabbi Akiva, who was also behind the Bar Kochva revolt against the Romans from 133CE.

One day Rabbi Akiva, together with other rabbis and students, walked on the Temple Mount discussing Torah and the Word of G-d. The Temple Mount was a scene of terrible destruction and suddenly they saw a fox running out from the place of Holy of Holies. When all of his colleagues saw this painful reminder of the situation, they started to cry and could not stop weeping. However, Rabbi Akiva, when he saw this, became full of joy. When the other rabbis saw Rabbi Akiva's reaction, they could not believe it or understand why this rabbi could be joyful in the face of such a sad event. They asked him to explain his joy. He responded that the prophets prophesied that the Temple would be destroyed and that foxes would roam among the ruins and that afterwards G-d would redeem His people, Israel, the Temple Mount, Jerusalem and the land of Israel and that He would rebuild the Temple and send Mashiach ben David. Rabbi Akiva said that when he saw that the first part of the prophecy was fulfilled and that foxes were roaming in the midst of the destroyed Temple he became sure that the latter part of comfort and redemption would also be fulfilled. That was the reason that he became full of joy because he knew that the redemption would also soon come. All those who were with him also became full of joy and his understanding brought comfort to their hearts.

This exciting and unique event should be an important godly lesson to all of us, especially in the great time in which we are now living - the time of redemption and the fulfilment of all the end-time prophecies of the prophets of Israel when all the prophetic end-time promises of G-d are becoming a daily reality with the people and land of Israel and soon with all the world. Most of these prophecies of redemption have already been fulfilled in Israel and, like Rabbi Akiva, we should say that if G-d has already fulfilled most of the end-time prophecies and promises He will surely continue to fulfill the rest of them: to redeem the Temple Mount, to rebuild His holy Temple, to redeem Jerusalem and the people and land of Israel. The key place of all of these, as in the time of Rabbi Akiva, is the Temple Mount on which the Temple will be rebuilt.

The troubles, no matter how difficult they are now as they were in the time of Rabbi Akiva, are also a part of prophecy. They should not weaken our resolve or our complete trust in G-d and His promises. We shall never turn back from the fact that we decided to be in His army at this great and critical time and to act with all our strength for Him and His end-time plans and to sacrifice everything in our lives with all our devotion to this godly cause.

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Mystery on the Temple Mount during the Six Day War

On the day of the liberation of the Temple Mount during the Six Day War of 1967,a mysterious event occurred. As Gershon Salomon and the soldiers were walking on the Temple Mount, someone dressed in civilian clothing suddenly appeared. He approached the group speaking English and told them that he had come to show them the location of the Temple and its complex on the Temple Mount. He immediately took the group back to the Dome of the Rock, where they stood shortly before with tears in their eyes at the moment of the liberation. He showed the group the site of their Temple, the rock of Abraham and Isaac and the Holy of Holies, the altar, and the Cave of the Spirits. He also explained the function of every place in the Temple complex. He was very excited when he spoke to them and repeatedly blessed the group for the godly liberation of the Temple Mount, as he put it. He told the group that they should immediately rebuild the Temple because that is why G-d had brought Israel back to the Temple Mount with such a great victory.

The group asked the man who he was, and he replied that he was an Arab guide for the Temple Mount. However, he did not look like either an Arab or a guide. The group asked him why he had not spoken about the history of Arab occupation on the Temple Mount. He said that he had been sent by G-d to tell the group that the history of the Arab occupation of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, and all the land had passed away forever; it was time to rebuild the Temple in the same location as the First and Second Temples, which he had indicated that day. All this was told to all the Arabs and Moslems by their elders and was even written in their holy books. They knew that one day, in G-d's timing, it would come to pass and that time had arrived so Israel should do what G-d was expecting her to do and G-d would be with her as He always was and also had been in the victory which He had just given her.

When the stranger finished speaking, he suddenly disappeared as if he had been blown away by a wind; he was not seen again. All the group were sure that this mysterious "person" was an angel sent by G-d to tell Israel that He was expecting her to immediately rebuild the Temple, to renew the days of Israel as it was in the Biblical times , and to open the door for the coming of Mashiach ben David. Gershon will never forget this event.

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The Renewal of the Sanhedrin on the Temple Mount

The Sanhedrin was the supreme court of Israel and was located in the Court of Israel in the Second Temple complex. It was made up of 70 of the most important rabbis in Israel plus the high priest. The Sanhedrin dealt with the major cases whilst the Small Sanhedrin dealt with regular cases. The redemption of Israel and the rebuilding of the Temple are strongly connected to the reconstitution of the Sanhedrin. In the Third Temple, it will be the highest institution once again. All those who desire to see the rebuilding of the Temple in our lifetime have recently commenced activities to reconstitute the Sanhedrin on the Temple Mount. These activities are still in the initial stages, but they symbolize the feelings of everyone that time is short and that we are very close to the rebuilding of the Temple and the renewal of the worship there.

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The Name of G-d is on Jerusalem

The G-d of Israel said to the people of Israel that He would put His name on Jerusalem and that He would dwell there spiritually and physically. Three valleys surround Jerusalem - the Kidron Valley, the Refaiim Valley, and the Hinom Valley. Together, with the Temple Mount and Jerusalem in their midst, they form the Hebrew letter Shin, which is the first letter of the name of G-d, Shaddai. Shaddai, meaning "the keeper of the doors of Israel", is written on the mezuzot on all the doorways of the Jews. G-d promised that His eyes and heart would keep His people, Israel, both day and night. "And I will dwell among the people of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel" (1Kings 6:13). At this exciting time of redemption, we can feel the presence of G-d in Jerusalem and amongst His people. As in Biblical times, He walks together with them on the mountains, in the streets of Jerusalem, and all over the land.

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A Cosmic Reflection on the Temple Mount and Jerusalem

A special cosmic reflection coming from Heaven falls on the Temple Mount and Jerusalem. This is the only place in the world where this cosmic reflection occurs. Those who live in Jerusalem can feel this cosmic reflection and are not surprised. In the Tanach, the Temple Mount is called the gate to Heaven. As long as the Temple existed, G-d reflected His spirit and love on His people; from Jerusalem, it spread all over the land of Israel. Since the Temple was destroyed, this gate was closed. Since the foundation of the State of Israel, and even more since the Six Day War, this gate has begun to reopen. G-d again started to reflect His spirit and blessings to Israel. The rebuilding of the Temple will open this gate completely; the spirit and blessings of G-d will then be reflected in all their glory, not only over the land of Israel, but all over the world. The reflection and presence of G-d and His spirit that comes from the Temple Mount confirms what G-d promised to Israel when he gave them the land. "A land which the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year" (Deuteronomy 11:12).

Three things can never be divided : the G-d of Israel, the people of Israel, and the land of Israel. The blessings of G-d, which are reflected from the land of Israel, to the whole world, are deeply dependent on the dwelling of Israel in the land of Israel. This is why the land became a wilderness over the past 1900 years while Israel was in exile. The return of Israel explains the re-awakening of the land, which again has become a land of milk and honey and a blossoming garden. This reflection also explains why the land of Israel is the most beautiful land in the world. G-d is beautiful and He reflects His beauty on the land. The presence of G-d in the land is what makes the land so unique. People who come from abroad can feel His presence and see His beauty. Every evening in Jerusalem when the sun sets, the sky's beautiful red color surrounds the city from all sides. This is unique to this beautiful city of G-d and another appearance of this reflection. Every morning when I open the windows of my home, I can feel the strong presence of G-d in the fresh new day. G-d's presence covers every other home in Jerusalem and the land, creating a wonderful godly spirit and atmosphere.

All of this has a special meaning in these end-times in which we are now living. G-d is reflecting His spirit and blessings. He is even much busier in the redemption of Israel to once again make Israel the most beautiful country in the world. He is busy accomplishing His plans to rebuild His house and to prepare for the coming of Mashiach ben David. He is busy protecting Israel from all of her enemies. The approaching time will be a very critical time, but it will be the most exciting time in the history of Israel and all the nations. Everyone is called to stand with the G-d and people of Israel and to come and see for themselves what G-d is doing in Israel at this major godly time.

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Past Events of the Faithful Movement

Here we shall report on some of the major events held by the Movement over the past year.

Tisha b'Av 5759 (July 22, 1999)

On Tisha b'Av, the day that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples, The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement marched to the Temple Mount, dressed in sack-cloth. It was not only a march of mourning for the destruction of the two Temples, but also a demonstration and a call to stop the current situation on the Temple Mount S to remove the abomination from the Temple Mount and to immediately build the Third Temple. In this way, Zechariah's prophecy would be fulfilled. "And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall become times of joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts to the house of Judah; therefore love truth and peace." (Zechariah 8:18-19)

In front of the western gate of the Temple Mount, we read the book of Lamentations. Participants entered the Temple Mount, and in their hearts they prayed to G-d that He would soon redeem His holy hill. Then the Faithful, and many Israelis and guests, marched to all the other gates of the Temple Mount, praying in front of them and circling all the walls of the holy hill. In front of the Eastern Gate, it was an exciting moment. Everyone was excited at the Eastern Gate and felt that this gate will soon be reopened, and then Mashiach ben David will come.

It was a day of sadness on the hill of G-d; yet we were optimistic that all the prophecies of redemption will soon be fulfilled.

Laying and Anointing of the Cornerstone for the Third Temple

We had made all the preparations to lay the marble cornerstone on the Temple Mount. However, we were informed that the Arabs on the Temple Mount were doing everything to stop the event. The Israeli authorities decided not to allow the laying of the cornerstone because of the Arab opposition. The petition that we made to the Supreme Court did not change the situation. The authorities allowed the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement to bring the cornerstone along the eastern wall to the City of King David in Jerusalem and on to the Pool of Siloam. They also gave permission to circle the walls of the Temple Mount using the truck with the cornerstone on it.

We were determined to hold this event despite the circumstances. We decided that the bringing of the cornerstone so close to the Eastern Gate and to the City of King David was of great historical significance. This is an important step in the process of the rebuilding of the Temple.

In the early morning of September 27th, the members of the Temple Mount Faithful, together with their followers, came to the Western Gate of the Temple Mount. With them was a priest who wore the original garments of the priesthood. The garments were recently prepared in Jerusalem exactly as they had been in Biblical times. In his one hand, the priest held a shofar that he blew before the Temple Mount and in the other hand he held a vessel for the water from the Pool of Siloam. He marched to the Temple Mount at the front of the crowd under a chuppah made from the Israeli flag. With him were other priests and Levites who carried vessels for the Third Temple. The Levites played musical instruments.

What was very special about this exciting event was that, besides the Israelis who participated in the event, there were a few hundred people from all over the world. It was of great significance that people from America, Africa, Europe and Asia marched together with Israelis to lay a cornerstone for the Third Temple. The prophecy of the Word of G-d spoken by Isaiah S "My House will be a house of prayer for all nations," S started to become a reality in this historical event. It was so exciting to see some of them even praying from the Psalms and the Hebrew Scriptures in the Hebrew language that they had come to know so well. They even blew the shofars that they brought with them. It gave everyone a feeling of great joy that we are living in a great time. The feeling was that we are very close to the moment when we will lay the cornerstone on the Temple Mount and rebuild the Third Temple. We felt very privileged to be vessels of G-d at this great time.

The crowd then marched to the Western Gate of the Temple Mount carrying the Israeli and Temple Mount Faithful flags. Directing his words to the Israeli government, Gershon Salomon, the head of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement, warned them not to make the same mistake the ten spies made in the time of Moses. They were afraid of the "giants" and did not trust in the promises of the G-d of Israel. Gershon said that G-d was now testing Israel on the Temple Mount: Will they trust in the end-time promises of G-d and His prophetic Word to the people of Israel or will they again be afraid of the enemies of Israel? He called on them to behave like David when, together with G-d, he defeated Goliath and the Philistines with just a small stone. He reminded them never to forget that they can trust only in G-d and that, together with Him, Israel will be a majority and their enemies S even though they include the entire world S will be a minority. He called on the Government to allow the laying of the cornerstone for the Third Temple on the Temple Mount and to start with the rebuilding of the Temple immediately. He called on them to immediately stop the false anti-godly "Peace Process"; to immediately stop the pagan foreign control on the Temple Mount; and the division of the Land of Israel. He warned them not to succumb to the pressure of the President of the United States, nor the United Nations, the European Union, the Arabs, the Muslims nor the rest of the world. He called on all of them to recognize only one peace process: the godly process of the end-time redemption of the people and Land of Israel. This is the only process that should be fulfilled in our time. Nobody can stop it, not even the entire world. The rebuilding of the Temple will be the climax of this godly process, and will open the gate for the coming of Maschiach ben David to Jerusalem. Only at the coming of Maschiach ben David will there be real peace in Israel and the world. This is a wonderful prophetic vision that our generation has the opportunity to experience.

All the participants then read and prayed Psalm 122: " A Song of Ascents of David. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand inside your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city which is bound firmly together; There the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. For thrones of judgment were set there, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those who love you shall prosper. Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. For my brothers and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good." It was an exciting moment. Tears came to the eyes of the people when they also prayed Psalm 126.

All the people then marched to the City of King David, to the same place where King David first brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. The Temple Mount Faithful held a similar ceremony of anointing the marble cornerstone for the Third Temple. In front of the cornerstone, Gershon prayed the prayer of King Solomon which he prayed when he completed the building of the First Temple: "Yet have regard for the prayer of your servant, and for his supplication, O Lord my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer, which your servant prays before you today; That your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which you have said, My name shall be there; that you may listen to the prayer which your servant shall make toward this place. And listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place; and hear you in heaven your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive. ... And also concerning a stranger, who is not of your people Israel, but comes from a far country for your name's sake; For they shall hear of your great name, and of your strong hand, and of your stretched out arm; when he shall come and pray toward this house; Hear you in heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calls to you for; that all people of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as do your people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have built, is called by your name." (1 Kings 8:28-30,41-43)

It is no accident that the Temple Mount Faithful Movement held this event at the Feast of Tabernacles, the same date that King Solomon dedicated the First Temple. Afterward, Gershon prayed from the prophet Haggai to rebuild the Temple immediately and not to leave the House of G-d in ruins and in this shameful situation: "Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say that the time has not yet come, the time that the Lord's house should be built. Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying, Is it time for you, yourselves, to dwell in your well timbered houses, while this house lies in ruins? ... Thus says the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says the Lord." (Haggai 1:2-4,7-8)

After this, Gershon warned the Government and people of Israel to listen to the Word of G-d through the prophet Haggai. He pointed out to Israel that, exactly as in the time of Haggai, Israel has had almost no rain over the last year, has no peace and has other troubles in her life. Terrible events are also happening all over the world: earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, nuclear dangers and other terrible threats. Only the redemption of the Temple Mount and the rebuilding of the Temple will completely change this terrible situation and bring the blessings of G-d and real peace in the life of Israel and all the nations.

In Biblical times the ceremony of the drawing of the water was done by the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who came to Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles. They used to march from the Temple in a joyful event with the High Priest, the priests and the Levites preceding them to the Pool of Siloam to participate in the ceremony of Nisooch hamayim. They brought the water back to the Temple where they poured it out on the altar with prayers to G-d to bless Israel and all the world with much rain and all His other blessings for a good year. On this day, in the same manner, all the people, with the cornerstone preceding them, marched to the Pool of Siloam and held the ceremony of the drawing of the water exactly as in Biblical times. The priest drew the water in the vessel he was carrying and prayed from the Psalms (121, 133, 134).

It was an exciting ceremony. The priest blew the shofar, the Levites played on the musical instruments and all the people sang together with them. Then the priest, in his Biblical garments, walked to the cornerstone, poured the water on it, anointed it and prayed Psalm 135. Then all the people followed the cornerstone back to the top of the mountain inside the Old City near the Western Gate of the Temple Mount. There they prayed the afternoon prayer of the holiday and sang HaTikvah, the national anthem of Israel.

The cornerstone circled the walls of the Temple Mount and the Biblical city of Jerusalem seven times. It was a very symbolic event with a deep significance. The message was that, as in the time of Joshua who circled the walls of Jericho seven times until they fell, in the same way the walls of hostilities that block the way of the cornerstone to the Temple Mount will now fall.

The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement will continue intensively to conduct their campaign to rebuild the Temple and again make Israel a Biblical nation. We call on everyone to be a part of this campaign that will open a new era in the life of Israel and all the nations.

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The Torch of the Maccabees Carried to the Temple Mount

The march of The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement on December 7th, 1999, during Hanukkah, was held at a very critical time. On this day the Arabs on the Temple Mount continued their destruction of the Temple Mount and the building of the new mosque on it. The Temple Mount Faithful Movement made an urgent petition to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem asking that the the destruction of Temple remains and artifacts and the building of a fourth mosque on this most holy hill of G-d by the Arabs be stopped immediately. The Faithful Movement also asked that the Temple Mount be restored to its condition prior to the recent destruction and mosque building. Authorities were also requested to arrest and bring to court the Arabs on the Temple Mount responsible for this terrible abomination.

The Faithful, the modern-day Maccabees, marched with the torch from Modi'in to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Modi'in is the town where the great revolt against the Hellenists was initiated. The Maccabees completed their march to Jerusalem in a great victory in 165 B.C.E. Like the faithful Maccabees, the goal of the Temple Mount Faithful is to liberate and purify the Temple Mount from foreign pagan Arab activities; then to rebuild the house of G-d as a house of prayer and worship for Israel and all the nations.

Early in the morning, the members of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement, together with friends from Norway and the United States, came to Modi'in. At the tombs of the heroic Maccabees, we lit the Hanukkah candles and the torch of the Maccabees. Jonathan, Gershon's grandson who is named after one of the five sons of Matattiyahu, lit the candles, symbolizing the deep linkage between the Maccabees and the Faithful Movement. At this holy place, we swore faithfulness to the G-d of Israel, to His holy mountain, to Jerusalem and to Israel. We swore "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy" (Psalm 137:5,6). We swore faithfulness to the heritage of the Maccabees who sacrificed their lives and everything they had to save the people of Israel to rededicate the Temple Mount. It was a very exciting moment. We felt the presence of G-d and the deep significance of this critical time. We prayed to the G-d of Israel that He would give us the same strength and courage and victories which He gave to His faithful Maccabees.

From the tombs in Modi'in, we ran in this spirit along the mountains of Beth Horon, carrying the burning torch of the Maccabees and the Hanukkiah. It was along the same route that the Maccabees made their battles against the Hellenists. Everyone could still feel the presence of the spirits of the Maccabees on these high mountains. On the way to Jerusalem we passed the tomb of the great prophet, Samuel, who in his time, saved the people of Israel from the attacks of the Philistines through god-given miracles. This great prophet united the twelve tribes of Israel into one kingdom and anointed David to be the king and messiah of Israel. We knew that the spirit of this holy prophet was with us. (The tomb of the prophet Samuel is located on top of one of the highest mountains around Jerusalem. Everyone is called to come to this unique area to see its spiritual and physical beauty and to feel the presence of G-d on these mountains.)

Our next stop was the "Orient House" in Jerusalem which has become the center of the "Palestinians". They carry a very similar name to the historical Philistines who tried to destroy Israel and the kingdoms of king Saul and king David. G-d, using the Israelite army, defeated the Philistines and threw them out of the land of Israel. Like the "Palestinians" of our time, they were foreigners who came from another land to destroy the people and land of G-d. Like the other enemies of Israel, they disappeared forever from the land of Israel and from being a nation and remain only as a few dry pages in the history books as a warning to all those who will try to do the same to the people and land of G-d.

The so-called "Palestinians" of our time are not even descendants of the Philistines but are Arabs who immigrated in the 20th century as a reaction to the Zionist movement. The name "Palestine" was given to the land by the Romans after they destroyed the Temple, Jerusalem and the land of Israel in 70 CE. This name was given to deny the deep linkage between the G-d and people of Israel to the promised land. Like the Philistines, the Romans were destroyed from being a nation, and they disappeared from history. The so-called "Palestinians" of today are trying to do the same as the Philistines and Romans did. We came to their center at the Orient House to warn them in the name of the G-d of Israel that they will never succeed in taking the Temple Mount from us. We came to warn them that their fate will be like the fate of the other enemies who tried to do the same; that they will be judged terribly by G-d.

The land of Israel was taken from us by force by the enemies of G-d in 70 CE. Now G-d Himself ,exactly as He did thousands of years ago, has given it back to us through great miracles. He showed all the nations that His covenant with Israel is eternal. We came on this symbolic day to tell them in the Name of the G-d of Israel exactly what He said to the enemies of those days through anointed servants like King David, Nehemiah and the Maccabees: "...The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build; but you have no portion, no right, no memorial, in Jerusalem" (Nehemiah 2:20). Nehemiah, whom G-d anointed together with Zerubbabel to redeem the land of Israel and build the Second Temple, was in a very similar situation to the present one when the Temple.

We lit the Hanukkah menorah with the torch of the Maccabees in front of Orient House symbolizing that we brought the light of G-d to dispel the darkness of the "Palestinians" and the other enemies of G-d. In this demonstration we made a symbolic funeral with a coffin which had the word "Palestine" written on it to say that these evil plans will be buried by G-d for ever. We also declared that the "Palestinian" flag should immediately be thrown out of Jerusalem and the land of Israel. We symbolized this by tearing up a "Palestinian" flag. Many journalists from the media covered this demonstration.

Then, we marched from Orient House to the Old City, and at the plaza in front of the Damascus Gate we relit the Hanukkah menorah with the Maccabean torch. The march to the Temple Mount continued through this gate of the old city. Israel Pearl carried the burning Hanukkah menorah in front of the other marchers. This large Hanukkah menorah, made from pure gold and designed like the seven-branch menorah of the Temple, was given to us by the family of two founding members of the Temple Mount Faithful, Rabbi Prof. Pinhas Pele and his wife Pnina. When Rabbi Pele passed away his message to all was to continue the campaign until this cause is fulfilled. Along the way the Temple shofar was blown very loudly. Everyone in the Old City could hear it. As we marched, we prayed from the Scriptures and called on everyone in Israel to liberate the Temple Mount and rebuild the house of G-d.

When we reached the Temple Mount, the Western Gate was open and we marched up towards the mountain. Along the way, the shofar was blown just as in biblical times. Because of the Arabs on the mountain, the gate was closed before the menorah and torch. Yet, the Israeli security forces allowed a few of the Faithful to enter the Temple Mount. Even though they were not allowed to pray on the Temple Mount, they prayed in their hearts, prayer which no one can stop.

Two of the leaders of the Movement who were on the Temple Mount - Ze'ev Bar Tov and Moshe Svorrai (one of three heroic leaders of the underground who liberated the land of Israel from British control before 1948), reported that since the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, there has never been such a terrible destruction of the last remains of the Temple as has been done by the Arabs on the Temple Mount. They said that the Arabs had dug deep into the ground of the Temple Mount and perhaps had even stolen vessels and other instruments which were a part of the Temple. They saw the two new mosques that had been built. Beautiful rooms and halls with arches and pillars had been changed or destroyed. The main goal of this destruction is to remove any Jewish identity on the Temple Mount and to convert it completely to an Islamic site.

I protested against this barbaric, anti-godly Arab activity. In the Name of G-d, I called on the Government of Israel to overcome its weakness, and to stop this terrible destruction. I asked where are all the hypocrites who are putting pressure on Israel in the name of false liberal ideas when they have to stop this barbaric destruction. I called on the government and all the people of Israel to be like the Maccabees, to remove this abomination from the Temple Mount. While the shofar was blown, all the Faithful, in the name of all the people of Israel, swore together the historical swearing of faithfulness to the Temple Mount, Jerusalem and the land of Israel: "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy." (Psalm 137:5,6).

The great Hanukkah march of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement ended with the singing of Ha Tikvah (The Hope) - the anthem of Israel. We know that this sorrowful time is temporary. We know that G-d will never stop His prophetic end-time plans for the people and land of Israel. G-d is ready for this. Now He expects us to overcome our weaknesses and cooperate with him in the great redemptional event which He is now performing in Israel. Like the Maccabees, we must not fear the enemies and all the physical powers in the world. Like the Maccabees, we must sacrifice everything in our lives for G-d and His Word if necessary. We know very clearly that as G-d promised, we shall see the rebuilding of the house of G-d and the coming of Mashiach ben David in our lifetime.

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A Demonstration Against the Covenant and the Meeting Between the Pope and Arafat

At the Vatican, on 15 February 2000, the Pope and the leader of the PLO terrorist organization, Yasser Arafat, signed a covenant against the G-d and people of Israel and Jerusalem. It was a covenant between two enemies of Israel who have wanted for a long time for Israel to disappear from the Promised Land.

According to the agreement, Jerusalem should be an international city based on international resolutions and an international guarantee. (The UN has decided that Jerusalem should be an international city.) It also decreed that any steps taken by Israel to change the status of Jerusalem is against the law. The agreement recognizes a "Palestinian" state in the land of Israel and promotes cooperation between the Vatican and the PLO. The Vatican committed itself to assist the so-called "Palestinians." Vatican authorities explained, Athe agreement paves the way for establishment of full diplomatic relations with a Palestinian state when it is founded."

On the morning of 26 March 2000, the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement demonstrated against the meeting between the Pope and the agents of Arafat on the Temple Mount. We held the demonstration on the lookout position on the steps leading down from the Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall plaza. From there the Temple Mount and the location of the Temple are clearly seen. The demonstration took place while the Pope was on the Temple Mount.

No Israeli officials were on the Temple Mount at this time even though the sovereignty of this place is in the hands of Israel. This mountain is the focus of the heart and soul of the Jewish People. Three times a day, Jewish prayers from all over the world are directed toward this place.

The message of the demonstration was twofold. In the first place, we called upon the Israeli Government to overcome their weakness and to oppose this meeting. The meeting implied the Popes recognition of "Palestinian" control of the Temple Mount. It also ignored Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount. Instead of this, the Israeli Government preferred to meet and welcome the Pope at the Western Wall. The Wall was for hundreds of years called the "Wailing Wall" because it represents the exile, destruction and the great desire of the Jewish People to return to the Temple Mount and to rebuild the Temple. Now, after G-d gave the Temple Mount back to Israel in a war in 1967, the Western Wall had finished its task. Israel should now rebuild the Temple on the location of the First and Second Temple on the Temple Mount.

Secondly, the message was directed to the Pope himself saying that such a meeting is evil in the eyes of G-d and a revolt against His Word. We pointed out that G-d dedicated this holy mountain to be the place of His house. We told the Pope that he should not behave according to political interests but to listen to the Word of G-d. We directed him to the Word of G-d in the prophets and in the Torah where G-d commanded Israel to dedicate this mountain for His house. We declared that the rebuilding of the Temple is a key event, not only in the life of Israel, but in the life of all nations. We directed him to the Word of G-d in Isaiah 2:2-5 where G-d expressed His own deep desire to again see His house rebuilt by Israel on the holy hill. The most important commandment that G-d gave Israel to fulfill when they came to the Promised Land was to build His Temple, especially at this great time of redemption in which Israel is now living. When the Pope met the agents of the terrorist, Arafat, on the Temple Mount he committed evil in the eyes of G-d.

Our message to the Pope was clear: this covenant with the terrorist Arafat to make Jerusalem an international city and recognize so-called "Palestinian' sovereignty over the city will not and cannot stand as G-d will destroy it. We warned him of the judgement of G-d as He stated it so clearly in the ears of all the nations in Zechariah: "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the people around, and it shall also be against Judah in the siege against Jerusalem. And on that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all who burden themselves with it shall be grievously hurt. And all the peoples of the earth shall be gathered together against it. On that day, says the Lord, I will strike every horse with panic, and its rider with madness; and I will open my eyes upon the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the nations with blindness . . . And it shall come to pass on that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. (Zech12:1-4, 9).

This demonstration was a clear word of G-d to Israel, the Pope and all the nations. It ended with the reading and praying of the Word of G-d in Psalm 79. We heard the sound of the shofar very clearly all over the Temple Mount.

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Pesach 5760 (2000 C.E.) Sacrifice and Pilgrimage to the Temple Mount

Pesach Sacrifice

We did not perform the Pesach sacrifice this year on the Temple Mount due to opposition from the Israeli authorities. They were afraid the Arabs would riot; they preferred to close the gates of the Temple Mount. This was done despite the fact that so many Israelis have a deep desire to see the sacrifice done on the Mount.

Because of the government's opposition, we decided, as in the past, to offer the sacrifice on the Hill of Hananiah. By doing this we felt that we were fulfilling the commandments of the G-d of Israel by beginning the renewing of the life of the people as it was in Biblical times. The purpose was also to awaken Israel and its leadership to understand the significance of the special time in which we are now living in the Land. Israel cannot merely be another materialistic nation in the world but must be what G-d dedicated her to be: a holy nation, a kingdom of priests and an example for all the nations (Exodus 19:5-6). We decided to perform the sacrifice as a symbolic event that, despite the fact we could not perform it on the Temple Mount, would direct the eyes of all the Israelis and everyone in the world to the hill of G-d. The purpose was to bring to their attention the need to rebuild the house of G-d on the Temple Mount. "The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow to it. And many people shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for from Zion shall go forth Torah, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall decide for many people; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the Lord" (Isaiah 2:1-5).

On 19 April at 9:30 AM, we brought a young goat from Judea and sacrificed it according to the Word of G-d in the Torah. The only difference was that we did not perform it on an altar; this can only be done on the Temple Mount. (Please read Exodus 12). Everyone who participated in this special event could feel the presence of G-d and know the great significance of this moment in history. A priest performed the sacrifice with special prayers. The Word of G-d to Moses, Aaron and Israel was heard once again in the city of G-d. The eyes and hearts of everyone were lifted toward one place, the Temple Mount. Friends from outside Israel S Zionist lovers of the G-d and people of Israel S participated in this exciting event. We could see the deep excitement on their faces. They were messengers of so many others all over the world who had decided to stand together with Israel and to give their love to the people of G-d at a time when they so need it. We want to express our deep appreciation and love for them. At the end of the ceremony everyone took home a piece of the sacrifice to eat at their Pesach Seders that evening.

We will continue our historical campaign until the moment that the Temple is rebuilt and the vision of the prophet Isaiah becomes a reality. We will do everything legally in the ways that G-d has given us to accomplish this.

Pesach Pilgrimage

The Pesach pilgrimage was held at a very critical time in the life of Israel. On the morning of April 21st, the members of the Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement drove to the fields of Israel to cut the omer of the harvest and bring it as an offering to G-d on the Temple Mount. We felt that we were doing the same thing as our forefathers in Biblical times. We cut the harvest and at the same time read the Word of G-d from Leviticus 23:4-14. The presence of the G-d of Israel was in our midst. The songs from the Psalms were heard in the fields.

On the morning of Sunday, 23 April, the Temple Mount Faithful and many Israelis and guests from abroad made the pilgrimage to the Temple Mount. We gave the omer to the priests who carried it to the western gate of the Temple Mount. Some of the pilgrims entered the Temple Mount in very small groups. We felt the presence of G-d in our hearts and spirits saying that the enemy will not continue much longer to desecrate His holy mountain and the land of Israel and that soon G-d will fulfill all His prophetic promises.

The hundreds of priests at the Western Wall then blessed the people: "And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, >speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, "On this wise you shall bless the people of Israel, saying to them, >The Lord bless you, and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. And they shall put my name upon the people of Israel; and I will bless them'"'" (Numbers 6:22-27). Close to the western gate of the Temple Mount we swore eternal faithfulness to the Temple Mount and Jerusalem. "If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy.' (Psalm 137:5-6)

We then prayed from the Psalm of the gates of Jerusalem: "A Song of Maalot of David. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand inside your gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is built as a city which is bound firmly together; There the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. For thrones of judgment were set there, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those who love you shall prosper. Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces. For my brothers and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good" (Psalm 122). We felt the presence of the spirit of the greatest king and messiah of Israel who consecrated Mt. Moriah to be the site of the house of G-d.

This unique event came to its climax when, in a special ceremony, we renewed the eternal covenant between the G-d of Israel, the people of Israel and the land of Israel. "In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates" (Genesis15:18; also 13:15-18). We swore faithfulness to this eternal covenant, to the G-d of Israel, to the Temple Mount, to Jerusalem, to all the land in the same boundaries G-d defined in the eternal Word of G-d.

Later the pilgrims and many Israelis who joined them started the march in the Old City and circled the Temple Mount. Along the way, and especially near the gates, we blew the shofars exactly as Joshua ben Nun did at Jericho. Before the gates, we prayed the Pesach prayers and the Hallel Psalms. We placed parts of the omer near all the gates. The people saw the Israeli flags in our hands and heard the songs of the Levites with their musical instruments again in the Old City of King David and on the Temple Mount.

We experienced a very special moment in front of the Eastern Gate, which is also called the Mercy Gate or Golden Gate. This is the gate through which, according to our Biblical heritage, Mashiach ben David will enter the Temple to redeem Israel. Near this gate everyone strongly felt the presence of the Shekinah. The Moslems closed this beautiful gate many years ago because they believed that in this way they could stop Mashiach ben David. For this reason they even placed a Moslem cemetery in front of the gate believing it would stop him because he is holy. Such a stupid illusion! They never learn from their own history. They can never stop the G-d of Israel and Mashiach ben David or block the prophetic plans of the G-d of Israel to redeem Israel from her long negative imperialistic occupation and from the desecration of His holy site.

It was so exciting when we placed a part of the omer in front of the gate and prayed from the 13th of Maimonides' thirteen principles of Judaism: "I believe with perfect faith in the Messiah and even if he tarries, I will daily wait for his coming." On the gate we found the message of one of the Israeli soldiers who liberated the Temple Mount in the Six-Day War of 1967: "Mashiach ben David will definitely come!".

Near the western gate all of us sang Ha Tikvah (The Hope), the national anthem of Israel. We promised everyone in Israel to continue this historical campaign until the moment that we see the liberation of the Temple Mount. We will sacrifice everything in our lives to make it a reality in the life of this generation.

Jerusalem Day March

In June 1967, the G-d of Israel caused one of the biggest miracles in the history of His nation. After almost 1900 years of exile after the Second Temple was destroyed, G-d brought His people back to the Temple Mount. Two weeks earlier, Arab enemies had surrounded the small state on all sides with heavy weapons and stated that at last they would destroy Israel, their goal since the foundation of the state.

When the war started, G-d appeared in the battles and became the commander of the Israeli army. Together with His brave and devoted soldiers, He defeated the Arab forces on all the fronts in 6 days - the biggest victory in Israel's history. He brought the Israelis back to the most Biblical areas of the land - Judea, Samaria, Gaza, Sinai, the Golan Heights, Biblical Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Many Israeli soldiers gave their lives in these heroic battles.

The most exciting moment of this war came when Israeli soldiers and tanks entered through the Lion Gate and then immediately through the Tribes Gate of the Temple Mount. They ran with great excitement to the rock of Abraham and Isaac, the location of the First and Second Temples. This moment will never be forgotten. I had the privilege of being with them as we stood and wept before G-d in the location of the Holy of Holies. All Israel wept when they heard General Motta Gur announcing over the radio, "The Temple Mount is in our hands." Prayers and dreams became a reality that day. The Temple Mount and the Temple symbolize the deepest hopes of the Jewish people for our prophetic end-time redemption.

This major godly day has become know as "Jerusalem Day." This is the city to which the Israelites swore never to forget. (Psalm 137:5,6) How could they forget the city where their beloved G-d dwells? How could they forget the city of their beloved messiah, King David? How could they forget the city to which their forefathers made a pilgrimage three times a year to meet their eternal G-d? How could they forget the city where prophets prophesied? They prayed with their faces towards Jerusalem and "Jerusalem" appeared in every sentence of their prayers asking G-d to bring them back to their home and capital. This was the greatest desire of G-d Himself and of all the prophets to again see His people dwelling in Jerusalem forever. It was a major godly moment which will never be forgotten.

On the 1st of June 2000 S Jerusalem Day S The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement marched from Ammunition Hill in north-east Jerusalem to the Temple Mount. First, we declared that we are faithful to G-d's prophetic commandment to Israel which we so clearly heard 33 years ago "...concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established...and all nations shall flow to it...for from Zion shall go forth Torah, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." (Isaiah 2:1-5) Secondly, our march was a memorial for the heroic Israeli soldiers who died in the battle for the liberation of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem and the land of Israel.

We marched along the same route taken by the soldiers on their way to the Temple Mount. The most difficult and critical battle occurred on Ammunition Hill. The G-d of Israel appeared in this battle and gave the Israeli soldiers victory. In front of the memorial tank, which stands there still, we promised never to forget the soldiers who died in this battle and their heroic sacrifice and the cause for which they died.

After the prayers and memorial ceremony, the Faithful marched to the Orient House, which has become the focus of the PLO activities in Jerusalem. The PLO flag flies from the top of this building and from here the agents of the terrorist, Yasser Arafat, carry out their political campaign to occupy Jerusalem and make it a "Palestinian" capital. We called on the Israeli Government to overcome their weakness, to show faithfulness only to G-d. We called on the Israeli Government to immediately close this center, to remove the PLO flag, to stop the Arab desecration of the Temple Mount, to cancel the foreign "Palestinian Authority" in the holy land of Israel, to purify the Temple Mount and to rebuild the Temple on the holy mountain of G-d. We hung many Israeli flags all over the area. In the demonstration we called on the Israeli Government not to show weakness, not to give in under international pressure, especially that of the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, to divide Jerusalem and to give villages surrounding Jerusalem and other parts of the land into the control of the terrorists of the PLO.

When we came to the Temple Mount, groups of the marchers swore faithfulness to the G-d of Israel in front of the Holy of Holies. The presence of G-d covered all the area of the Temple Mount exactly as it was 33 years ago when the Temple Mount was liberated. The enemies of Israel have only illusions if they think they can stop G-d from fulfilling His prophetic plans with Israel. We know that very soon the enemies of the G-d will be removed from the holy mountain, from Jerusalem and from all Israel. Our message to the people of Israel and her friends is to be strong with G-d and His promises. Soon we shall see the fulfilment of all of them. The vision of Isaiah will be a reality in this generation.

This historic march took place at a critical time in the history of Israel. Many prophetic end-time events are going to occur in the near future on the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem and the land of Israel. International pressure will increase and even a war with all the enemies of Israel from all over the world is probable. Those who live in Israel at this critical time know this not only through prophecy, but also through the political atmosphere. We should trust G-d and prepare ourselves to be good and faithful soldiers in His army. We know that G-d will defeat His enemies. The Word of G-d to the prophet Zechariah will soon be a reality. "...And on that day I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all who burden themselves with it shall be grievously hurt... I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem... And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths." (Zechariah 12:3,9; 14:16)

Everyone who reads this message is called to face the godly challenge to stand with Israel and The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement in these critical times. This is a godly test for all of us. G-d expects everyone to stand with Him and Israel and to fight against their enemies. The wonderful, prophetic, end-time vision belongs to those who will accept this godly challenge. They will have the privilege of seeing the reality of this Word of G-d. "Awake, awake; put on your strength, O Zion...Shake yourself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem...The voice of your watchmen is heard... all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God." (Isaiah 52:1,2,7-10) "Also the sons of the stranger, who join themselves to the Lord... Even them will I bring to my holy mountain... for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." (Isaiah 56:6,7)

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Future Events of the Faithful

Many important achievements have been gained through the activities of the Movement. We sense a great change in the Israeli public. Polls undertaken over the last years by professional companies show that the majority of the Israeli nation support the ideals, causes and activities of the Movement. More and more people in Israel are coming back to G-d in faith. There is a great need for the rebuilding of the Temple as a central factor in the life of Israel. Many leaders from all walks of Israeli life show their support for the Temple Mount. There is no doubt that the long, 32 year campaign by the Faithful Movement resulted in this change of attitude.

Listed below are some the activities planned by The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement over the coming year. If you plan to be in Israel during any of these dates and would like to join us on these events, please contact our office in Jerusalem so that we can give you more details.

The Liberation of the Temple Mount

In the near future the activities of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement will be directed towards the liberation of the Temple Mount. The destruction which has been carried out by the Arabs as well as their buildings of mosques on the Temple Mount makes this effort very urgent. Every event of the Faithful will be directed to stop the desecration of the Temple Mount. Legal and public activities will take place to remove the pagan shrines from the hill of G-d.

The Rebuilding of the Temple

All of our activities are directed towards the rebuilding of the Temple. The activities of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement are an important factor in G-d's timing because the G-d of Israel always expected the co-operation of the people of Israel with His plans and activities. Years ago we decided to do this in the name of all the people of Israel.

Preparations for the Rebuilding of the Temple

Preparations for the rebuilding of the Temple will continue. There are now vessels for the worship in the Temple as well as the reconstructed golden Altar of Incense. The golden Altar of Incense is covered with metal similar to gold which will be replaced when sufficient gold is available. We shall continue to encourage the education of the priests and Levites for worship in the Temple.

Educational Campaign to Make Israel a Biblical End-Time State

Our activities are also directed to making the people and State of Israel a Biblical end-time nation based on the Tanach. The purpose of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement is to bring the G-d of Israel, His laws, principles and Word into the midst of the life of Israel. We believe that this is the destiny of Israel and that G-d Himself created Israel for this purpose.

Architectural Plans for the Temple

Much effort continues to be made in preparation of architectural plans for the Temple. This project needs much funding.

The Seven-Branched Menorah

We continue to accumulate gold for the seven-branched Menorah. The Temple Treasures project of the Faithful is dedicated to this purpose.

The Temple Treasures Project

Through the Temple Treasures project we are saving the donations of gold, silver and other jewelry for the Temple. This will be used when the construction of the Temple begins. Much gold and silver will be required for all the parts of the Temple. When we have sufficient gold we will begin with the construction of the seven-branched menorah and other holy vessels for the Temple. During the year people have donated gold coins and jewelry and pieces of silver. We believe that in the coming year many, more generous donors will give to this important project.

Educational Activities

The Temple Mount Faithful will dedicate great effort to their educational campaign in Israel. It will be done by public meetings, demonstrations and through the Israeli and international media.

Youth

The youth have always had an important part in the activities of the Movement. The head of the youth, Rivka Feld, has started her important work to reorganize the youth and prepare them for the very important work which is waiting for them. The Movement will give them all the means, including practical and financial assistance, needed to do this important work.

Legal Activities

Petitions will continually be made to the Supreme Court of Israel dealing with all the legal aspects of the Temple Mount This will be an important front of the campaign of the Temple Mount Faithful.

International Campaign

The Movement will double its efforts to enroll as many people as possible from all over the world in the Movement. This will be done by the many members and supporters whom we now have. More intensive speaking tours will be undertaken by Gershon outside Israel as well as speaking to groups which come to visit Israel.

The Web Site of the Faithful Movement

More than 1 million people visited the Movement's web site over the last year. Efforts are being made to put more news and many other articles on the site including video and audio recordings. People will be able to see directly what the Movement is doing.

Marches, Demonstrations and Events

Many marches, demonstrations and events will be held in the near future. They also include:

August 10 - Tisha b'Av: March to the Temple Mount and all its gates; read the Book of Lamentations; pray and demonstrate for the rebuilding of the Temple. The cornerstone will be carried to the Temple Mount as, according to Jewish tradition, the Temple was destroyed on Tisha b'Av and will be rebuilt on Tisha b'Av. More details will be available later.

October 16 - Sukkoth: If the circumstances do not allow us to lay the cornerstone for the Third Temple on Tisha b'Av, we will lay it on this date. March to the Temple Mount and then to the City of David; Ceremony of Nisuch HaMaiim in which water is drawn from the Pool of Siloam and poured over the altar as in Temple times; Anointing of the cornerstone with prayers for a blessed year and rain for Israel and all the world as in Temple times; prayers with the lulavs and etrogs on the Temple Mount as in Temple times.

December 22-29 - Hanukkah: The Faithful plan, G-d willing, to carry the torch of the Maccabees from their tombs in Modi'in to the Temple Mount.

February 8 - Tu b'Shevat: Planting of trees on the mountains around the Temple Mount and the liberated areas of Judea, Samaria, Gaza and Golan Heights.

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Arab Destruction and Islamic Building on the Temple Mount

Arabs Continue Destruction and Diggings of Temple Remains

The Arab Waqf (which is controlled by the "Palestinian" Authority, led by terrorist Arafat) continue their vandalism, destruction and diggings on the Temple Mount. Their purpose is to remove any evidence of the Temple on the Temple Mount. At this time they are intensively working to destroy the eastern side of the Temple Mount. Members of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement have seen heavy equipment utterly destroy very unique remains from the Temple which can never be replaced.

Officials of the Israeli Antiquities Authority stated that the diggings on the Temple Mount, especially over the last few years, have caused more damage than any other act of destruction since the destruction of the Second Temple.

It is a tragedy that the Israeli Government and legal authorities do not immediately stop this destruction of the most holy place of the Jewish People. It is not only an anti-Israeli crime but an international crime against all mankind. It is a terrible crime against G-d for which He will soon judge the Arab perpetrators and also those who had the authority to stop them and did not do so. Where is the UN? It so often and so quickly makes anti-Israeli resolutions and now, when the most holy treasure of all the world is being destroyed, the UN remains silent? Where is President Clinton? He is constantly putting pressure on the government of Israel and now does not react and pressure these vandals to stop their destruction? Where is the European Union and all the other hypocrites all over the world? They protect their oil and other materialistic interests above the interest of G-d.

The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement continues their intensive campaign and demonstrations to immediately stop these barbaric activities. This campaign is directed to the Israeli Government and legal authorities and everyone in the world who should be stopping this destruction. Besides demonstrations, we have made a number of petitions to the Supreme Court of Israel. The Temple Mount Faithful Movement is making an urgent petition against these specific diggings and destruction on the eastern side of the Temple Mount.

This continuing campaign awoke 82 members of the Israeli Knesset and many public figures from both sides of the political spectrum. They wrote an urgent letter to Prime Minister Barak to prevent the continuation of this destruction.