This is a scary situation, indeed.
I recently wrote one of four essays on threats to the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif on the Bitter Lemons - International website:
The Threats to Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount
Ed. 34 Vol. 2 - September 02, 2004
* "Constant threat" - Ikrama Sabri * "The maligning of Islamic civilization in the US" - Caise D. Hassan * "The faithful and the eccentric" - Carmi Gillon * "US Christian evangelicals raise the stakes" - Chip Berlet
http://www.bitterlemons-international.org/previous.php?opt=1&id=55
-Chip