Monday, May 14, 2007
That didn't take long (I'm a little late in posting this). Nadia's people are upset about the Herod's tomb stuff: PA official disputes King Herod's tomb discovery claim
...But the Palestinian Authority Tourism Ministry said there was not enough evidence to support the archeologist's claim.
"There's nothing unusual about the latest discovery, which is no different from previous ones," a senior official in the ministry said.
The official claimed that the discovery was lacking in "scientific credibility" and showed that there were ideological motives behind the dramatic announcement earlier this week...
I'm sure he spent a great deal of time examining the evidence. Not to worry, though, his concerns are purely scientific:
...According to the official, archeological sites in the West Bank belong only to the Palestinians and are part of their cultural, historical and spiritual heritage. He said Israeli excavation work in the West Bank was being carried out in violation of international laws...
Hopefully they've got armed guards.
[h/t: Zvi]
Actually, they do have armed guards. (archaeologists digging in Yehuda and Shomron.) How sad that armed guards need to protect archaeologists.
In essence, this discovery is the same as the Mohammed Cartoons: the shedding of the light of truth upon Islam and its claims is what they fear most of all, more than the strongest guns and airplanes.
The results could well be the same, HaShem yishmor.
Actually, I hope it inspires Israeli to put armed guards along the route to Herodium so that people can actually visit the site, which has been difficult to access for years.
Making it impossible for Jews and tourists to visit Herodium is backing down to Arab bullying, and backing down to bullying leads to bad outcomes.