Presented By
Khoo I- Ping
Muslim & Jews
Muslims
&
Christians
Muslims & Muslims
Religions
• Christian religions born in
the Middle East ( Jerusalem ).
• Muslims = usurpers to
Christian holy places.
• The Nestorians, Syrian
Orthodox, Catholics, Maronites
and the newly active
Protestants, Assyrians,
Chaldeans CONFLICT!!!
• Jerusalem under
Jordanian control,
no Jews were
allowed to visit the
Western Wall .
• a Palestinian mob
took over Joseph's
Tomb, a shrine
considered sacred
by both Jews and
Muslims, looted and
burned the building,
and turned it into a
mosque .
• There are unauthorized
Palestinian excavations for
construction on the Temple
Mount in Jerusalem, which
could threaten the stability
of the Western Wall.
• Israel, on the other hand,
has seldom blocked access
to holy places sacred to
other religions.
• Israeli security
agencies routinely
monitor and arrest
Jewish extremists
that plan attacks.
• Israel has given
almost complete
autonomy to the
Muslim trust (Waqf)
over the Temple
Mount.
• Palestinians have grave
concerns regarding the
welfare of Christian and
Muslim holy places under
Israeli control.
• All these attacks are caused
by the divisions and
conflicts among human.