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With politics getting in the way.
Digging Up Jerusalem's Past Is Tricky
By Matti Friedman, Associated Press
February 10, 2008
Underneath the homes and ragged streets of the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan lie the remnants of a glorious Jewish past: coins, seals, a water tunnel hewn by a Judean king 2,700 years ago, a road that led to a biblical Temple.
But archaeology is hard-wired into the politics of modern-day Arab-Israeli strife, and new digs to unearth more of this past are cutting to the heart of the charged argument over who owns the holy city today.
Israel says it's reconnecting with its ancient heritage. Palestinians contend the archaeology is a political weapon to undermine their own links to Jerusalem.
for full article:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1212408~Digging_Up_Jerusalem_s_Past_Is_Tricky.html
Digging Up Jerusalem's Past Is Tricky
By Matti Friedman, Associated Press
February 10, 2008
Underneath the homes and ragged streets of the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan lie the remnants of a glorious Jewish past: coins, seals, a water tunnel hewn by a Judean king 2,700 years ago, a road that led to a biblical Temple.
But archaeology is hard-wired into the politics of modern-day Arab-Israeli strife, and new digs to unearth more of this past are cutting to the heart of the charged argument over who owns the holy city today.
Israel says it's reconnecting with its ancient heritage. Palestinians contend the archaeology is a political weapon to undermine their own links to Jerusalem.
for full article:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1212408~Digging_Up_Jerusalem_s_Past_Is_Tricky.html
