Monday, September 3, 2007
Is this evidence of important uncovered and damaged antiquities, unearthed as a result of the Waqf's recent backhoe adventures?
WND: Muslims caught red-handed destroying Temple artifacts
JERUSALEM – Islamic authorities using heavy machinery to dig on the Temple Mount – Judaism's holiest site – have been caught red-handed destroying Temple-era antiquities and what's believed to be a section of an outer wall of the Second Jewish Temple.
WND today obtained a photograph of a massive trench the Waqf, the Muslim custodians of the Temple Mount, have been blasting around the periphery of the holy site purportedly to replace 40-year-old electrical cables for mosques on the Mount. The Waqf has steadfastly denied they found or destroyed any Jewish antiquities during their dig.
In view in the picture, which was obtained in conjunction with , are concrete slabs broken by Waqf bulldozers and what appears to be a chopped up carved stone from Jewish Temple-era antiquity.
Eilat Mazar, considered one of the most prominent Temple Mount archaeologists, analyzed the photo and told WND the damaged stone displays elements of the second Temple era and might be part of a Jewish Temple wall Israeli archeologists charge the Waqf found and has been attempting to destroy. If authenticated, the wall would be one of the most important Temple Mount archaeological discoveries in recent history. "It certainly looks like Second Temple antiquity and could very well be part of a Second Temple courtyard wall," Mazer said.
She said in order to certify the stone in the photo, she would need to personally inspect it...
Not a surprise, and of course, the MSM willfully ignores this as well. The Arabs realize that if they destroy the Jewish history in the area, they will be even further on the way to eliminating the legitimacy of the Jewish state.
BHG
I have a question. would the Arabs and Muslims be able to get away with all this destruction of Jewish history in Jerusalem without the tacit consent of the various Christian Churches? After all, the Jewish Temple is the theatre in which th eearly Christians were active. Why is there no protest coming from the Vatican, or anywhere else? Why hasn't the UN convened its general assembly to condemn this wholesale destruction?