Muslim View
As previously mentioned, most Muslims view the movement for the building of a Third Temple on the Temple Mount as an affront to Islam due to the presence of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock in the stead of the former Holy Temple. Today the area is regarded by the majority of Muslims as the third holiest site in Islam. Furthermore the mosque and the shrine have been on the mountain for a greater quantity of time than the Temples were. Thus, Muslims are resolute in calling for recognition of their exclusive rights over the site and demand that it be wholly transferred over to Muslim sovereignty; furthermore, some Muslims deny any association with the Mount to the former Jewish Temples which stood at the site. Calls for violent reaction against any presence of non-Muslims on the site have often been made by Muslim authorities since East Jerusalem was conquered during the six days war.
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