The mosque was built on the Temple Mount in AD 674. There were no Jews around, certainly no state of Israle existed. So how was Islam the aggressor then when there were no Jews around to lay claim to the Temple Mount? You also didn't mention anything about Christian Crusaders who came to Jerusalem, and took over the mosque on the Temple Mount. The Islamic ruler, Saladin, retook the mosque from the Christians.Saladin showed more compbuttion and mercy than any zionist ruler of modern Israel. Why aren't Christian crusaders considered aggressors?
Also don't forget that the second intifada was started when Sharon visted the Temple Mount in 2000.Who are the real troublemakers?
Islam considers Jews and Chirstians to be the "People of the Book." Jews and Muslims have had centuries of cooperation and peace before the establishment oxf the zionnist state in 1948. It was only because of the establishment of the Zionist state that tensions between Jews and Musllims began to rise. Even in Islamic Spain of the 9th century, Jews, Muslims, and Christians enjoyed a special privilege of "dhimmi" status by Islamic rulers. These Jews who lived under Spain's Islamic rule were not concerned about mosques being built on the Temple Mount. Jews were just glad to freely practice their religion under the Islamic rulers of Spain. Muslim Spain was wealthy and sophisticated under Islamic rule.
