Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $28,698
35%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 35%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: beitbetzi

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • PA Caught Digging at Ancient Hasmonean Fortress

    11/27/2013 5:10:45 AM PST · by SJackson · 12 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | Arutz Sheva | Ari Yashar
    The fortress, an important site in the Maccabee revolts which Hanukkah commemorates, is located in 'Area A' not under Israeli control. Tour guides from the Kfar Etzion Field School this week discovered that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been digging at Beit Betzi, a Hasmonean fortress located between Bethlehem and the Herodion in "Area A." The Hasmonean revolt against the Greek empire is commemorated in the holiday of Hanukkah that begins Wednesday night. Following the Oslo Accords the site, one of the only existing discoveries from the days of the Hasmoneans, was transfered to PA control. News of PA digs...