The Temple Mount never appeared an icon in Judaism. The whole idea of Judaism was to keep a people alive without a temple. God has nothing to do with it. Unfortunately, to this day, some people in Israel believe God won the 1967 war. And wasn't very difficult.
Surprise is the best way to wage war.
The Arabs learned that lesson well for what they call the October War and Jews call the Yom Kippur War. The tables were turned. And even though Israel won that war militarily, it was as much a defeat as the Six Day War, politically. Because God doesn't give people land any more. Land belongs to the people who live on it.