Al Aqsa official: Jewish temples existed

In what is astounding is that the article Al Aqsa official: Jewish temples existed it states

"Contradicting most of his colleagues, a former senior leader of the Waqf, the Islamic custodians of the Temple Mount, told WorldNetDaily in an exclusive interview he has come to believe the first and second Jewish Temples existed and stood at the current location of the Al Aqsa Mosque.

The leader, who was dismissed from his Waqf position after he quietly made his beliefs known, said Al Aqsa custodians passed down stories for centuries from generation to generation indicating the mosque was built at the site of the former Jewish temples.

He said the Muslim world's widespread denial of the existence of the Jewish temples is political in nature and is not rooted in facts.

The former leader, who is well known to Al Aqsa scholars and Waqf officials, spoke on condition his name be withheld, claiming an on-the-record interview would endanger his life.

There you have it folks, the Islamic religion and culture denies anything or very little about Jewish history. Blame the clerics and extremists for "dumbing down" the Arab people. No different than Galelio being suppressed by the Christian clergy in years gone past.

Statements of facts are one thing, statements of beliefs are another. it is when statements of beliefs are NOT based on facts or half truths that problems arise.