That is the rumor that was spread a century ago by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. The lie stoked deadly riots against the local Jewish community then, and continued to spark violence over next hundred years.

Now, even the media takes part, framing stories about Israeli security closures of the Al Aqsa compound as another attempt to suppress religious freedom, or something even worse.

Hear the rest of the story in our episode of "The Honest Take" with author and journalist Yardena Schwartz.