2nd Jewish Temple just 'waiting to be unearthed'

WorldNetDaily ^ | June 05, 2011 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

One of the most prominent Israeli archaeologists declared today that remains from the First and Second Jewish Temple period -- including the Second Temple itself -- lie underneath the Temple Mount surface, just waiting to be excavated...

Mazar said she is "absolutely sure" remains from the First and Second Temple periods, including "the Second Temple itself," as well as later remains from the Byzantine and early Islamic periods, are just under the surface of the Temple Mount...

Mazar has led digs that discovered multiple Temple-era remains, including a tunnel used by the Israelites to conquer Jerusalem, as well as the world's largest ritual bath.

She accused the Waqf, the Islamic custodians of the Temple Mount, of destroying temple artifacts while attempting to turn the Temple Mount into a "giant mosque."

Mazar was speaking to Klein in light of the recent publication of a report by Israeli State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss, which included a special, largely secret section accusing the Wafq of disposing of Jewish artifacts.

Citing security concerns, the majority of the special report on the mount was not published, but the small portion made public revealed severe deficiencies in Israeli oversight of Islamic construction that has been done on the mount.

The report fingered four Israeli state agencies -- the police, the Antiquities Authority, the Jerusalem municipality and the Justice Ministry -- for not doing enough to conduct continuous supervision of Wafq construction...

The reference to heavy machinery referred to a decision in 2007 by then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to allow the Waqf to use a heavy tractor to dig a 1,300-foot trench around the periphery of the Mount. The Waqf claimed the trench was necessary to replace electrical cables outside mosques on the site.

[SunkenCiv]

Royal seal bears name of Gedaliah, a prince to Judah's King Zedekiah, mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah. (courtesy Dr. Eilat Mazar)

[SunkenCiv]

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[YankeeReb]

She accused the Waqf, the Islamic custodians of the Temple Mount, of destroying temple artifacts while attempting to turn the Temple Mount into a "giant mosque."

Why is it that the gutter religion always feels the need to destroy everything great that came before it? Just wondering.

[SunkenCiv]

Islam is medieval fascism, and the Koran is a medieval Mein Kampf.

[Outlaw Woman]

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for the ping a ding a ling. :)

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thanks for the post and the ping. I find this fascinating too.