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Beneath Jerusalem, an underground city takes shape
Associated Press ^ | May 30, 2011 | MATTI FRIEDMAN

Posted on 05/30/2011 1:45:33 PM PDT by decimon

JERUSALEM – Underneath the crowded alleys and holy sites of old Jerusalem, hundreds of people are snaking at any given moment through tunnels, vaulted medieval chambers and Roman sewers in a rapidly expanding subterranean city invisible from the streets above.

At street level, the walled Old City is an energetic and fractious enclave with a physical landscape that is predominantly Islamic and a population that is mainly Arab.

Underground Jerusalem is different: Here the noise recedes, the fierce Middle Eastern sun disappears, and light comes from fluorescent bulbs. There is a smell of earth and mildew, and the geography recalls a Jewish city that existed 2,000 years ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem
For Israel, the tunnels are proof of the depth of Jewish roots here...

Matti may have gotten a bit carried away with that.

1 posted on 05/30/2011 1:45:35 PM PDT by decimon
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Tunnel of love ping.


2 posted on 05/30/2011 1:47:25 PM PDT by decimon
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I’ve been in the tunnels about a half dozen times, including some privately guided tours that took us to areas not open to the public. I just want people to know that the photos in the story are a very poor representation of what you actually see, which is an astonishing revelation of the civilization that was there well over 2 thousand years ago, including numerous indications of the Jewish presence, a high degree of technical and engineering skill, fine stonecutting work, inscriptions and many references to things spoken of in the old testament.


3 posted on 05/30/2011 5:13:58 PM PDT by JewishRighter ( Multiculturalism is killing us.)
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4 posted on 05/30/2011 5:46:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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5 posted on 05/30/2011 6:24:08 PM PDT by SJackson (Normal people don't sit cross-legged on the floor and bang on drums, WI State Sen Glenn Grothman (R))
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Whoops.

Beneath Jerusalem, An Underground City Takes Shape
AP | 5/30/11 | Matti Friedman
Posted on 05/30/2011 4:57:48 PM PDT by marshmallow
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2727338/posts


6 posted on 05/30/2011 8:21:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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My post was first. Nyah nyah nyah! ;-)


7 posted on 05/30/2011 8:33:16 PM PDT by decimon
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Bump


8 posted on 05/31/2011 4:37:45 AM PDT by tutstar
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Ping


9 posted on 05/31/2011 4:39:29 AM PDT by tutstar
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