What an insightful posting by Mr. Friedman of the so-called peace process and the intransigence of the Arafat group. Is he the author/columnist of current events?

I believe that the major reason, aside from historical/Biblical rationale, that Israel insists on controlling the Temple Mount is that from 1948 until 1967 Jewish folk had no access to it. At that time it was under Jordanian/Arab control. Israel would not accept that again, and we know how trustworthy UN control can be.

John