Save the Temple Mount! Sign the Online Petition Tell a Friend The Islamic authorities in charge at the Temple Mount have been carrying out unauthorized excavations and renovations they say are necessary to replace aging electrical cables. Footage taken on a cellphone camera and broadcast on Israel's Channel 2 News showed a trench that had been dug into the floor of the complex as part of the work. Deep within the trench an ancient decorated wall was visible, a wall experts suspect may have been part of the outer courts of the ancient Jewish temple. If the wall is part of the ancient temple courtyards, it would be the most significant Israelite Temple find in history. But experts may never have a chance to verify the find if the Muslims are allowed to continue destroying it and every other piece of Jewish history at the site. In a desperate effort to halt Islamic plans to erase Jewish history, the Temple Institute called on Christians everywhere to "rise up and stand with their brethren in Israel and make their voices heard to stop this travesty." "We are asking Christians to do everything possible to petition the Israeli government to halt the Waqf destruction and have archaeologists immediately inspect the area," the letter continued. "All of the antiquities of the Temple that have been uncovered are in danger of being destroyed if you don't help." (Reported by Israel Today) Please sign our online petition to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Israel Antiquities Authority. Help spread the word and forward this to a friend. If you have already signed the petition, watch the newly posted video from Temple Institute. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. (Psalms 137:5-6) Baruch Hashem, Jim Hutchens Chaplain (Brigadier General) US Army (Ret.) President, The JerUSAlem Connection, Int'l CUFI Regional Director, Washington DC & Region12