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Islamic scholars prepare to sue Israel over archeology
by StuartMarch 18th, 2011
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The following is somewhat hypocritical given the recent abuses at the Temple Mount by the Muslim religious authorities.
Not to mention the ancient tombs of the Jewish Patriarchs.
On Wednesday a committee of experts from several Arab countries met in Amman, Jordan, to gather documents that will be brought before the International Court of Justice in an attempt to start legal actions against Israel’s archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. According to the Jordanian representative to UNESCO, Moawiyah Ibrahim, Israeli authorities are using archaeological findings for political gains. “Israel has used Biblical texts to support their national narrative and have disregarded Arab-Islamic heritage,” he said. The committee will also suggest that UNESCO gets an increased role in the old city of Jerusalem which is listed on the organizations endangered heritage sites list.
Hat-tip: Fr. Stephen
Posted by Stuart James
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If the truth is damaging to your position, then the only response is to suppress it.
[...] have touched on some of this previoulsy here. The Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) was founded in 1979 by the [...]