As holy as it is to the Jewish people, Israel has no problem bargaining with the Temple Mount for perceived political gain. After liberating the sacred plateau from hostile Muslim rule in 1967, Israel promptly handed it back to a hostile Muslim body, the Jordanian Waqf.
Now the Saudis are saying that the most important thing to them in a peace deal with Israel is greater influence over the Temple Mount and guarantees regarding the “rights” of Muslims at the site.
Israeli media this week covered a recent survey conducted by the Washington Institute to discover what average Saudis most hope to get in return from normalization with Israel.
Many might assume, and the Palestinians certainly hoped, that a Palestinian state would be at the top of the Saudis’ list. But it wasn’t.
According to the survey, the thing Saudis most want (46% of respondents) from a peace deal with Israel is “guaranteeing the rights of Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque” (ie. Temple Mount).
Advancement toward a Palestinian state was the top priority for only 36% of Saudis polled by the Washington Institute.
Source - https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/peace-with-the-saudis-is-easy-they-just-want-the-temple-mount/
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