Myth: The Israeli government wants to destroy the al-Aqsa mosque… | Virtual Jewish Library

Myth: The Israeli government wants to destroy the al-Aqsa mosque… | Virtual Jewish Library

FACT

In August 1929, rumors spread of Jews killing Arabs and of a Jewish plot to seize control of Muslim holy places on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. With a rallying cry to defend the al-Aqsa Mosque, Arab mobs looted Jewish shops and attacked Jewish men, women, and children throughout the country. By the end of the rioting, 135 Jews (including eight Americans) were killed and more than 300 wounded….