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[ARE SOLE]

Archaeology by tractor ....muslims, sheesh,

Regards

[Ancesthntr]

The Committee has demanded that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (fax: 02-670-5475, or 9722-670-5475 from abroad), Jerusalem Affairs Minister Rafi Eitan (Pensioners), and the Antiquities Authority order the work stopped immediately. In addition, they demand that tractors not be allowed to work on the Mount at all, nor may any digging take place without appropriate archaeological supervision.

"The archaeological damage is many times worse," Mazar said, "in light of the fact that the ground level is only slightly above the original Temple Mount platform. And in fact, the bedrock has been uncovered in some places - meaning that earth that has been in place for many centuries, even possibly since the First Temple, has been removed."

"No other country in the world would allow such grave damage to its most precious archaeological treasures," Mazar said.

The Committee is planning to file a complaint with the police, and is considering submitting an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Olmert & crew don't give a rat's arse about religious sites (Jewish ones, that is). In fact, the more that are destroyed or turned over to Arab control, the happier they are, since it enrages the religious, whom they can't stand. Olmert is in a rush to give away Judea and Samaria, to split Jerusalem and to give up control of Temple Mount. That's worse than not caring about this issue. The police do as ordered, and the Supreme Court is a collection of corrupt Leftists who think Olmert is moving too slowly in making concessions to the Pallies.

Other than that, everything is fine, there's nothing to worry about.

It amazes and disgusts me that the people of Israel don't shut the whole place down with demonstrations and strikes until Olmerde resigns and calls for new elections.

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Top Israeli archaeologists held an emergency press conference on Thursday, warning that a Second Temple courtyard wall is in danger of being destroyed by the Arab excavations there

That is the idea, followed by some Iman's proclamation that there was never a Temple there.

[evets]

Where will Jesus go?

[SampleMan]

a Second Temple courtyard wall is in danger of being destroyed by the Arab excavations there.

If I know Arabs, and I think I do, that is their primary purpose in digging.

[pnh102]

Perhaps they should claim that the Arabs’ desecrating of the Temple Mount will increase global warming. That should get the Olmert government to put a halt to it immediately.

[kitchen]

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[VOA]

a Second Temple courtyard wall is in danger of being destroyed
by the Arab excavations there.

Destruction by Arabs/Muslims.
Imagine that.
(/SARC)

[Chode]

what the hell does Israel care... didn't i just read they gave it to the goathumpers???

[SunkenCiv]

Possible remains of second temple found in Jerusalem: TV
AFP | August 30, 2007
Posted on 08/30/2007 4:36:53 PM EDT by West Coast Conservative
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889054/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[BuffaloJack]

We’ve all seen the muslim version of the preservation of antiquities when the Taliban blew up the giant statues of Buddha.
If anyone thinks this dig will be different they are profoundly stupid.

[Radix]

Islam marches on.

 

 

 

The two Buddhas in the central province of Bamiyan tower 53 meters (175 feet) and 38 meters (120 feet) and were hewn out of sandstone cliffs almost 2,000 years ago.

 

 

No offense intended Sir.

[Brofholdonow]

Israel is cursed by former Prime Minister Levi Eshkol’s arbitrary awarding arab sovereignty over the Temple Mount

[SunkenCiv]

Whoops! Thanks Nachum for the topic, and C from E for the ping!

[Gritty]