Muslim Insurgents in Sinai Unwittingly Name Themselves after Jewish Temple in Jerusalem – Jonathan Spyer (Jerusalem Post)
(Daily Alert)

    The most significant Islamist insurgency group fighting against the Egyptian authorities in northern Sinai today is Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Supporters of Jerusalem). It originated in Gaza, and made its way to Sinai following the ouster of President Mubarak in 2011.

    The group’s name will raise a smile from Hebrew-speakers. The Arabic term “Bayt al-Maqdis” for Jerusalem derives from the Hebrew name for the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem – “Beit Hamikdash.” Many Muslims fiercely deny that any Jewish Temple ever stood in Jerusalem. 

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