At 5pm on Thursday 15 September a flight from the USA touched down at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. On board was a very special cargo, eagerly awaited by a 300-strong welcoming party that had gathered in the airport’s cargo terminal.
Present were leading members of The Temple Institute, a group of orthodox Jews dedicated to reclaiming ownership of the JerusalemTemple Mount and building a new Temple there. They were witnessing what to them was a prophetic moment – a sign that the Messiah was imminent –