From Seafarious' comment.
The 5.3-magnitute earthquake that jolted Israel on Friday shook open a large hole on the Temple Mount plaza, near the Dome of the Rock.
| In the religion bidnid, we call it a "pit." They're usually inhabited by demons and efrits and things like that. |
Al-Aqsa mosque officials belonging to the Islamic Movement's Northern Branch covered the hole with wooden planks following afternoon prayers.
| Good idea. Once the demons get out, you've had it. |
The officials, who also said the quake caused cracks in several local residential buildings, said the hole was a meter deep, two meters long and meter and a half wide.
| I'm not too sure about that "deep" figure. Usually they go all the way down, at least to the bank of the River Styx. |
The Islamic Movement blamed Israel for the hole, saying Israel is digging tunnels in the area that undermine the stability in the area of the Al-Aqsa mosque. The organization urged Islamic states to take action to stop Israeli excavations in the area.
| Maybe you should think about taking some sort of action to persuade God not to strike the al-Aqsa mosque with earthquakes. My advice would be to become Lutherans and turn it into a church hardly anybody attends. That usually does it. When was the last time you heard of Lutherans getting struck by an earthquake? |
The earthquake shook Israel early Friday afternoon and was felt mostly in the Coastal Plain.
| How many pits opened up there? |
Magen David Adom emergency medical services said that no injuries were reported.
| This is known in the bidnid as a "divine warning." |
A Tel Aviv resident, living on the second floor, said: "We felt the earth move. The bed was rocking, the doors were moving, and the chandeliers were swinging."
| "I said, 'Oh, Myra! Oh, Myra!' My wife said 'Oh, Irving, don't stop!'" |
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