Israeli Archaeologists Angered Over Holy Site Work -Martin Asser
A group of Israeli archaeologists is protesting about fresh excavations at Jerusalem's holiest religious shrine, saying it threatens priceless relics. Muslim authorities at the Temple Mount are digging a 150-meter trench for water pipes and electricity cables.
The [Islamic] Waqf resumed work using a mechanical digger on a meter-deep trench, cutting through the subsoil. Dr. Gabriel Barkai of Bar-Ilan University, called it an act of barbarism. "They should be using a toothbrush, not a bulldozer."
He accuses the Islamic authorities of wanting to "show who is the boss" by destroying Jewish remains at the site. "The earth here is saturated by history."
(BBC News)
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A group of Israeli archaeologists is protesting about fresh excavations at Jerusalem's holiest religious shrine, saying it threatens priceless relics. Muslim authorities at the Temple Mount are digging a 150-meter trench for water pipes and electricity cables.
The [Islamic] Waqf resumed work using a mechanical digger on a meter-deep trench, cutting through the subsoil. Dr. Gabriel Barkai of Bar-Ilan University, called it an act of barbarism. "They should be using a toothbrush, not a bulldozer."
He accuses the Islamic authorities of wanting to "show who is the boss" by destroying Jewish remains at the site. "The earth here is saturated by history."
(BBC News)
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Archaeologists: Muslim Dig Damaged Temple Wall - Etgar Lefkovits
A month-old Islamic dig on Jerusalem's Temple Mount to replace faulty electrical cables has damaged an ancient wall that is likely a remnant of the Second Temple, Israeli archaeologists said Thursday. Among the antiquities that have been damaged are a 7-meter-wide wall that apparently dates back to Second-Temple times and was likely part of the Temple courts, according to Israeli archaeologists from the nonpartisan Committee Against the Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount.
(Jerusalem Post)
A month-old Islamic dig on Jerusalem's Temple Mount to replace faulty electrical cables has damaged an ancient wall that is likely a remnant of the Second Temple, Israeli archaeologists said Thursday. Among the antiquities that have been damaged are a 7-meter-wide wall that apparently dates back to Second-Temple times and was likely part of the Temple courts, according to Israeli archaeologists from the nonpartisan Committee Against the Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount.
(Jerusalem Post)
2 comments:
A sad state of affairs. To be sure, they will not worry about Hebrew antiquities unless non Jews cry with outrage.
Sadly, Palestinian Arabs, express much more passion about Jerusalem than most Jews or Israeli's.
There is an effort underway to have concerned folks contact Israeli government officials and express outrage at allowing this violation.
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