Rabbi Yehudah Glick, president of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, told Newsmax on Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump, like in his first term, will be a promoter of peace in the Middle East, especially with regards to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

The Temple Mount, or Zion, as Glick called it, is the holiest site in the world for Jews and the third-holiest for Muslims. For Christians, it is believed to be where Jesus challenged the temple authorities, an act that could have directly led to his arrest and crucifixion. It consists of three main sacred sites: the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, sacred to Muslims for its ties to the life of the Prophet Muhammad; and the site of the first and second Jewish temples, which were destroyed in ancient times.

“President Trump in his previous term promoted peace in the region,” Glick, a former member of Israel’s Knesset, told “The Chris Salcedo Show.” “The Abraham Accords we all are aware of. He recognized Jerusalem, the godly city, as the capital of Israel, but not only the capital of Israel, capital of faith in the world.

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