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Captured Jewish Holy Sites Desecrated
After the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem was captured, the destruction, desecration and systematic looting of Jewish sites began and continued. 57 ancient synagogues(the oldest dated to the 13th century), libraries and centers of religious study were ransacked and 12 were totally and deliberately destroyed. Those that remained standing were defaced, used for housing of both people and animals. The city's foremost Jewish shrine, the Western Wall, became a slum. Appeals were made to the United Nations and in the international community to declare the Old City to be an 'open city' and stop this destruction, but there was no response. This condition continued until Jordan lost control of Jerusalem in June 1967.
Rachels Tomb
Rachel's Tomb - Rachel's Tomb ((Hebrew: ÷áø øçìý Kever Rachel; Arabic: Qubbat Rakhil, meaning Dome of Rachel) is located near the northern entrance to Bethlehem. Rachel is one of the Jewish matriarchs, the second and beloved wife of Jacob according to the biblical account. The site has been venerated as a holy place for many years by both Muslims and Jews. It has long been a pilgrimage site for Jewish women, especially for those who are unable to give birth, since Rachel had children only after many years. The anniversary of her death on the eleventh day of the Jewish month of Cheshvan (approximately October-November) is a traditional pilgrimage date.
According to Genesis: "And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day." Genesis 35:19-20
A photograph of Rachel's Tomb in the 1860s, from the book Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee.
Bethlehem, like Jerusalem was to have been internationalized under the UN Partition Plan of 1947. Instead, the Jordanians illegally occupied Bethlehem and East Jerusalem. They violated provisions of UN resolutions that had called for free access to religious sites, and of the armistice agreement . Article XIII of the Israel-Jordan armistice agreement of 1949 had provided for:
"resumption of the normal functioning of the cultural and humanitarian institutions on Mount Scopus and free access thereto; free access to the Holy Places and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives; resumption of operation of the Latrun pumping station; provision of electricity for the Old City; and resumption of operation of the railroad to Jerusalem".
The railroad did run. Israelis were forbidden access to the Wailing Wall, Mount Olives and all other holy places in the West Bank as well as access to the cemetery. Grave stones were removed and used to pave paths for latrines. The area was used by the Jordanian army. The UN arranged for limited access by convoy to the records of the Hebrew University on Mt. Scopus, but Hadassah hospital was closed and off limits.
Israel went to the UN. Of course nothing was done
Let's not forget the 67 War that the Arabs INITIATED in several ways; These are just two;
Blocking the Straits of Tiran. Israel went to the UN but nothing was done
The UN ALLIED with the Arab Nations knowing what they were planning when they left the area just prior to the 67 War !
After the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem was captured, the destruction, desecration and systematic looting of Jewish sites began and continued. 57 ancient synagogues(the oldest dated to the 13th century), libraries and centers of religious study were ransacked and 12 were totally and deliberately destroyed. Those that remained standing were defaced, used for housing of both people and animals. The city's foremost Jewish shrine, the Western Wall, became a slum. Appeals were made to the United Nations and in the international community to declare the Old City to be an 'open city' and stop this destruction, but there was no response. This condition continued until Jordan lost control of Jerusalem in June 1967.
Rachels Tomb
Rachel's Tomb - Rachel's Tomb ((Hebrew: ÷áø øçìý Kever Rachel; Arabic: Qubbat Rakhil, meaning Dome of Rachel) is located near the northern entrance to Bethlehem. Rachel is one of the Jewish matriarchs, the second and beloved wife of Jacob according to the biblical account. The site has been venerated as a holy place for many years by both Muslims and Jews. It has long been a pilgrimage site for Jewish women, especially for those who are unable to give birth, since Rachel had children only after many years. The anniversary of her death on the eleventh day of the Jewish month of Cheshvan (approximately October-November) is a traditional pilgrimage date.
According to Genesis: "And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day." Genesis 35:19-20
A photograph of Rachel's Tomb in the 1860s, from the book Earthly Footsteps of the Man of Galilee.
Bethlehem, like Jerusalem was to have been internationalized under the UN Partition Plan of 1947. Instead, the Jordanians illegally occupied Bethlehem and East Jerusalem. They violated provisions of UN resolutions that had called for free access to religious sites, and of the armistice agreement . Article XIII of the Israel-Jordan armistice agreement of 1949 had provided for:
"resumption of the normal functioning of the cultural and humanitarian institutions on Mount Scopus and free access thereto; free access to the Holy Places and cultural institutions and use of the cemetery on the Mount of Olives; resumption of operation of the Latrun pumping station; provision of electricity for the Old City; and resumption of operation of the railroad to Jerusalem".
The railroad did run. Israelis were forbidden access to the Wailing Wall, Mount Olives and all other holy places in the West Bank as well as access to the cemetery. Grave stones were removed and used to pave paths for latrines. The area was used by the Jordanian army. The UN arranged for limited access by convoy to the records of the Hebrew University on Mt. Scopus, but Hadassah hospital was closed and off limits.
Israel went to the UN. Of course nothing was done
Let's not forget the 67 War that the Arabs INITIATED in several ways; These are just two;
Blocking the Straits of Tiran. Israel went to the UN but nothing was done
The UN ALLIED with the Arab Nations knowing what they were planning when they left the area just prior to the 67 War !
