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Jericho Arabs loot ancient tombs and desecrate graves
Israel National News ^ | April 2, 2019 | Mordechai Sones

Posted on 04/03/2019 2:16:53 PM PDT by Sheapdog

The ancient burial caves on the outskirts of Jericho date back to the Second Temple era, and are apparently part of the extensive burial grounds of the Hasmonean palace uncovered at the site. The cave was recently exposed in the course of landscaping work carried out by local Arab farmers, who bulldozed the site to prepare the ground for agricultural work.

Professor Rachel Hachlili of Haifa University's Zinman Institute of Archaeology, who studied this region, identified these caves as the largest Second Temple-era burial ground in Israel.

Hikers visiting the site over the weekend were appalled by what they found: Human remains strewn everywhere on freshly-tilled ground, catacombs thoroughly ransacked and looted, and sarcophagi (burial caskets) that had been resting in the caves for over 2,500 years had disappeared.

Antiquities theft and destruction of archaeological treasures is rampant – in fact, it has become nearly commonplace - throughout Judea and Samaria. In this case, ancient catacombs were wiped out by illegal quarrying despite the constant stream of alerts, warnings, and documentation the Regavim movement sent to the Regional Commander for Antiquities in the Civil Administration, the body responsible for law enforcement in the area.

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TOPICS: Current Events; History; Judaism; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: antiquities; archaeology; godsgravesglyphs; hasmoneans; israel; jericho; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem; secondtemple; stolen; whatarearabsdad

1 posted on 04/03/2019 2:16:53 PM PDT by Sheapdog
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To: Sheapdog

The way the title is written seems to blame all the jericho arabs collectively instead of the couple farmers that actually did it


2 posted on 04/03/2019 2:19:47 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

“The way the title is written seems to blame all the jericho arabs collectively instead of the couple farmers that actually did it”

In the fashion of the way the Arabs teach their children to hate and kill ALL Jews ??


3 posted on 04/03/2019 2:26:51 PM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: Sheapdog

Stuff that was around way before that creep married a nine year old girl and created his Satanic religion.


4 posted on 04/03/2019 2:31:46 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks Sheapdog.
jericho tombs
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5 posted on 04/03/2019 2:56:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Sheapdog
This may be one reason why:


6 posted on 04/03/2019 3:06:14 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-)
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To: Sheapdog

Typical and pathetic third world behavior by our arab brothers”. Disgusting. Uncivil.


7 posted on 04/03/2019 3:24:06 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: litehaus

as if Western History matters to a them, like giving a dog a bicycle


8 posted on 04/03/2019 3:29:21 PM PDT by TonytheTiger7777
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To: Sheapdog

Just like democrats with American monuments.


9 posted on 04/03/2019 3:38:09 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: litehaus

Any chance we are confusing arabs with muslims? There are arabs that ARE jews.


10 posted on 04/03/2019 3:40:13 PM PDT by BookaT
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To: rightwingcrazy

From the web:

Jericho is a city in the Palestinian Territories and is located near the Jordan River in the West Bank. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho Governorate, and is governed by the Fatah faction of the Palestinian National Authority. Its population is primarily Muslim.


11 posted on 04/03/2019 4:19:56 PM PDT by 21twelve (!)
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To: Bonemaker

Just like democrats with American monuments.
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There ya go!
They emulate the Arabs in destroying antiquities, the Soviets in erasing and rewriting history.


12 posted on 04/04/2019 5:27:28 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: SkyDancer

Amen and second it.


13 posted on 04/04/2019 12:32:21 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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