Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon may reopen Jerusalem’s Temple Mount to Jews. Sharon has been telling aides he wants the site opened again to Jews, Christians and everyone else, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Monday. The site has been closed to non-Muslims since the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in September 2000.
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