The Palestinians tried this on the Temple Mount. This is just the latest example of the Palestinians’ violation of the Oslo Accords and the lack of accountability for doing so. For the Palestinians, Oslo is a diplomatic shield to entrench their jihadist ideology and continue their forever war against Israel. A “cold” war against Jewish identity and history is still a war, and the Israeli government must respond accordingly to protect Solomon’s Pools and other Jewish archaeological sites.
Avraham, this is an excellent article, and I agree with your central point.
The sad reality is that agreements alone mean very little. We've seen this repeatedly. Documents get signed, commitments are made, obligations are accepted—and then they're ignored when they become inconvenient.
My frustration, however, isn't directed primarily at the Palestinians. If people are taught one narrative from childhood, year after year, it shouldn't surprise us that many come to believe it. What I find much harder to understand is why so much of the rest of the world refuses to acknowledge the overwhelming historical evidence.
The archaeology is there. The history is there. Judea is where the word Jew comes from. The connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel isn't a modern invention; it's one of the most documented historical relationships on earth.
To me, the fact that these denials continue says as much about the international community as it does about those making them. Too often, principles give way to politics, economics, energy interests, demographics, and geopolitical convenience.
That is why preserving these sites is so important. Once history is erased from the ground, it becomes much easier for people to erase it from memory.
Thank you for another thoughtful and well-documented article.
The historical fictional reading of “The Haj” by The late Leon Uris, author of the Exodus, gives great insights to the cultural (and possibly the biological) mind of Arab attitudes, aims and their rules of negotiation which are diametrically opposite of Westerners. With us, a deal is a deal, backed by good faith and our laws. With them, and you can throw in the Iranians, all this is fluid and subject to their overriding jihadism.
It's like covering up a nazi tattoo and lying to to the world that it no longer is a thing. And the jew haters just put on their blinders and play along.
This is the Muslim mindset. The world has no value for them except insofar as it is a vessel for Islam. Anyone remember the Buddhas of Bamiyan? ☪️ancer
If an international body like UNESCO, does not recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people, what can you expect from the do called Arab Palestinians?
Maybe you should send a copy of this post also to Betzelem, Peace Now, Breaking the Silence, the NIF and the Social Democratic party in Israel.
The Palestinians tried this on the Temple Mount. This is just the latest example of the Palestinians’ violation of the Oslo Accords and the lack of accountability for doing so. For the Palestinians, Oslo is a diplomatic shield to entrench their jihadist ideology and continue their forever war against Israel. A “cold” war against Jewish identity and history is still a war, and the Israeli government must respond accordingly to protect Solomon’s Pools and other Jewish archaeological sites.
Avraham, this is an excellent article, and I agree with your central point.
The sad reality is that agreements alone mean very little. We've seen this repeatedly. Documents get signed, commitments are made, obligations are accepted—and then they're ignored when they become inconvenient.
My frustration, however, isn't directed primarily at the Palestinians. If people are taught one narrative from childhood, year after year, it shouldn't surprise us that many come to believe it. What I find much harder to understand is why so much of the rest of the world refuses to acknowledge the overwhelming historical evidence.
The archaeology is there. The history is there. Judea is where the word Jew comes from. The connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel isn't a modern invention; it's one of the most documented historical relationships on earth.
To me, the fact that these denials continue says as much about the international community as it does about those making them. Too often, principles give way to politics, economics, energy interests, demographics, and geopolitical convenience.
That is why preserving these sites is so important. Once history is erased from the ground, it becomes much easier for people to erase it from memory.
Thank you for another thoughtful and well-documented article.
The historical fictional reading of “The Haj” by The late Leon Uris, author of the Exodus, gives great insights to the cultural (and possibly the biological) mind of Arab attitudes, aims and their rules of negotiation which are diametrically opposite of Westerners. With us, a deal is a deal, backed by good faith and our laws. With them, and you can throw in the Iranians, all this is fluid and subject to their overriding jihadism.
It's like covering up a nazi tattoo and lying to to the world that it no longer is a thing. And the jew haters just put on their blinders and play along.
This is the Muslim mindset. The world has no value for them except insofar as it is a vessel for Islam. Anyone remember the Buddhas of Bamiyan? ☪️ancer
Great article and I would like to know what Israel is doing about this.
If an international body like UNESCO, does not recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people, what can you expect from the do called Arab Palestinians?
Maybe you should send a copy of this post also to Betzelem, Peace Now, Breaking the Silence, the NIF and the Social Democratic party in Israel.
Can this be prevented? What can be done to stop them?
I forgot Bagatz.