You mean, hyped like this ? or should I say, being used, exploted for political gain...
It seems people have forgotten about how Obama and his people mockingly desecrated the wall in Jerusalem, but, the God of Israel has not forgotten.
First Person: Archaeological Politics -- Why Is Israel Different?Not long ago, a news report landed on my desk describing an Egyptian archaeological project. The Egyptians were going to excavate the 1.7-mile avenue of the sphinxes that, almost 3,500 years ago, linked the grand temples of Luxor and Karnak. More than 1,350 sphinxes lined this glorious, but now buried, path. There was only one problem with the project: 2,000 people now lived on the buried path. They would have to be dispossessed and relocated. The Egyptians allocated half of the project budget of 60 million Egyptian pounds to compensate these families who will be moved. Another Egyptian archaeological project would require the demolition of the entire village of Gurna, located near the Valley of the Kings. The village was sitting over ancient tombs. Nearly 3,200 homes would have to be demolished. The government built new homes for the villagers about 2 miles away...
by Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review
BAR 36:04, Jul/Aug 2010
The City of David is a small hillock of 10 or 12 acres south of the walled Old City of Jerusalem. It was here that the city was confined from the Early Bronze Age (more than 4,000 years ago) until about 700 B.C. Then the city expanded to adjacent areas, but the City of David, as it is known, remained a critical part of the city...
The problem is that there are a few dozen private Arab homes on the site. In any normal country, this would not be a problem. But this is Israel...
The complaint of the small group of vocal protestors is not with the professionalism of the archaeologists, but with the political views of the funders of the archaeology. Even the protestors do not question the professionalism of the archaeologists digging here, but rather the politics of the funders...
nothing is clearer than those of the protestors whose politics, not archaeology, obviously drives them.
We used to get “Biblical Archaeology Review.” Herschel Shanks is a Noodle, but always a lot of fun. We especially enjoyed comparing to BAR’s take on discoveries to “Archaeology” magazine’s interpretation.
It’s good for everyone, but especially students, to be reminded that “experts” disagree, sometimes to the point of duelling.
So what else is new...archaeology is replete with charlatans, the agendized, fools, and outright criminals — along with the Communist states and muslim run nations like Turkey ONE OF THE worst was ELGIN.
“[re: Arabs] Thousands of tons of debris potentially rich in archaeological treasures have been hauled off the Temple Mount without proper supervision during mosque renovations in the past decade. Until recently, an official guide to the mosque for visitors denied that Solomon's Temple had ever stood there. “
Amazing that they could DENY THAT!
Yes, they do want to ERASE anything related to Israel of the face of the earth.
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