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It's a wide known fact that the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is last standing remnant of the 2nd Jewish Temple of Solomon, arguably the holiest structure built by ancient Israelites still around.
Ever since Israel took control of the city during the 67' war, there have been murmurings of an attempt to reconstruct the temple upon the wailing wall but that task would lead to the destruction of several major Muslim holy sites. So...

My question is this: What if the state of Israel started construction of the 3rd Temple circa any major Jewish Holiday 2015 as an act of political chauvinism. What would be the ramifications? Could this actually happen at a future date?
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