The Temple Mount, the place where God's presence dwelt, the Holy of Holies - It is the most holy place on earth to Jews. It is so sacred that there are many that will not even set foot on the Mount itself. When we see Jews praying at the Western, or Wailing, Wall, that is only the wall that borders the Temple Mount. It gets its unique quality from the Temple Mount. There is nothing special about the wall, it is the Mount itself that holds value.
Today, Israel controls the Mount, but relinquishes their control to Muslims who can do most anything there they want there. See the newest video of kids playing soccer on the Mount and others purportedly cursing the camera operator:
A few years ago, Muslims decided to perform construction on the Mount:
They have also built another mosque underground for which they were compelled to extract various loads of materials in a nearby dump. Many are now going through the "garbage" and discovering several archeological finds.
TempleMountIL From Youtube description of video: "From August to September 1996, large-scale construction work was carried out in the Solomon's Stables subterranean chamber and the passageway in the east Hulda gate in order to convert them into a mosque. The work was done by volunteers led by Sheikh Rayadh Salah. The volunteers removed the ancient paving stones, dug up the earth underneath, laid a new floor and installed lighting.
The initial damage caused to the structure of Solomon's Stables lies in the fact that it has been converted into a mosque from its original purpose. The structure is originally Herodian and was an inseparable part of the Temple Mount compound during the Herodian period. Consequently, the structure should be treated as a historic relic of the highest order, its unique ancient character must be preserved and tourists should be allowed to visit it. Turning it into a mosque undermines its standing and enables the Waqf to prevent its preservation as a historical site and bar the entry of visitors. After the Muslims turned the historic structure into a mosque, they barred tourists from entering with the claim that it is "a religious structure." In addition to the considerable damage caused to the original structure, the construction work itself also demolished antiquities."
