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Visitors look at the large marble and plaster basin excavated from the lower Herodium fortress as they view the Israel Museum exhibition entitled, 'Herod the Great: The King's Final Journey,' as the show opens in Jerusalem, 12 February 2013. EPA/JIM HOLLANDERJerusalem - The first major museum exhibition on the divisive biblical figure of Herod the Great has provoked a modern-day row between Israel and the Palestinians over who has the right to dig up his artefacts. unveiling
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday unveiled a display dedicated to Herod - branded a baby-killer in the Christian tradition but remembered by many in Israel for rebuilding the Jewish Temple two millennia ago.
Palestinians have complained many of the exhibits were taken from the occupied West Bank, land Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war and which Palestinians seek as part of a future state.
The show includes busts and statues of figures from the period when the Romans occupied the Holy Land and appointed Herod the monarch of Judea.
The highlight is a reconstruction of part of Herod’s mausoleum housing what experts believe is his sarcophagus.
Palestinians said the artefacts were removed without their consent from Herodium, the builder-king’s excavated palace on an arid hilltop a short drive from Jerusalem.
The Palestinian minister of tourism and antiquities, Rula Ma’ayah, told Reuters all Israeli archaeological activities in the West Bank were illegal.
A visitor under a column capital and a huge stone that was part of the original Temple in Jerusalem that is part of the Israel Museum exhibition entitled, 'Herod the Great: The King's Final Journey,' as the show opens in Jerusalem, 12 February 2013. “Many dig locations (in the Palestinian territories) fall under Israeli control ... and we are unable to reach them. All the work at digs in the occupied territories are against the law, but Israel carries them out and even if they don’t dig themselves they don’t allow us to do so,” he said.
Israel Museum director James Snyder said archaeological digs on West Bank land were carried out according to international conventions and protocols laid down in interim Israeli-Palestinian peace accords.
Snyder said he was unaware of any discussions with Palestinian archaeological officials over the exhibit and there had been no way to study the artefacts properly on site at Herodium.
The relics, he said, would eventually be returned to Herodium once proper facilities to house them were in place.
In the Christian story, Herod ordered his men to kill all baby boys in and around Jesus’ birthplace Bethlehem, fearing one would grow up to become “King of the Jews” and challenge his rule.
According The Gospel of Matthew, Jesus and his family escaped the slaughter by fleeing to Egypt.
Historians said Herod ruled Judea from about 37 BC until his death in 4 BC - four years before Jesus’ official birth day, though that date is also contested. He rebuilt the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and was also renowned for other grandiose construction projects.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 03:56 PM volfie Says:Report as Inappropriate
These barbarians are exceeding the tolerable limits of patience and reality.It seems that they have undertaken a ruthless policy of challenging israel on any action the government ,military, or people take.Soon they will make demands on us to obtain a permit from them before we bang a nail in the wall.We have created a monster which must be eradicated and soon !
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Feb 12, 2013 at 04:32 PM yaakov doe Says:Report as Inappropriate
Of course they're angry since this proves that we were in Eretz Yisroel thousands of years ago and have a claim to the land. Their contention is that we had no connection to the land until the 20th century. I was never aware before that the so called "Palestinians" had any intertest in archeology.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 05:18 PM Aryeh Says:Report as Inappropriate
How much have they destroyed from the Temple Mount!?
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Feb 12, 2013 at 05:38 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ These barbarians are exceeding the tolerable limits of patience and reality.It seems that they have undertaken a ruthless policy of challenging israel on any action the government ,military, or people take.Soon they will make demands on us to obtain a permit from them before we bang a nail in the wall.We have created a monster which must be eradicated and soon ! ”
They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 06:03 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
Oh please. Get real.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 06:06 PM Liepa Says:Report as Inappropriate
Send these 'pali' nomads packing, once and for all.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 06:11 PM rationalman Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
pointless drivel my man....if you support the Palestinians position than come straight out and say so; if you do not, let us dissect the poster points. Barbarians - their behavior as a people has been over time consistently barbaric. Claim to land - the Bedouin Jordanians never claimed digging rights or even the land itself until more recent times. most were living under the hard arm of Jordan. Lastly if you disagree with their position as a matter of law, well all the terrorism they perpetrate has been based on the fact that they legally have a right to the land. If they do not - I guess it goes back to the Barbarism displayed as a people!
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Feb 12, 2013 at 06:22 PM Liepa Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
Their methods of killing their own people without judicial process, as witnessed around the globe merely a couple of months ago, when they executed in public and in daylight, in front of rolling cameras some of their brethren accused of collaborating with Israel, are barbaric. I can go on and on, but wont waste my time.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 06:58 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
Let me guess you are either an arab barbarian or a nk jerk.
In my humble opion these arab barbarians can go to hell.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 07:35 PM Groisindahoizen Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
Are they civilized ?
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Feb 12, 2013 at 09:51 PM esther Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
who are the real barbarians if not those who slit the throats of sleeping families,blow up buses and restaurants full of men, women and children and then name streets and public squares after the very same suicide murderers?
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Feb 12, 2013 at 11:06 PM Insider Says:Report as Inappropriate
The so-called Palestinians are frauds. Jew were the Palesyinians until Jews became Israelis. The so-called Palestinians came from the "other" Arab countries at thew time that Jews began again to inhabit the Holy Land. Jobs were available and the Arabs came because they were starving and living in caves. The Jews offered them a better standard of Living. In fact, the Jews built hospitals and other social organizations from which Arabs benefitted. Once the country was built up, the ingrate Arabs suddenly and fraudently claim that the Jews "usurped" the land. Nothing could be further than the tructh. For simple, thorough, and complete confirmation, read Mark Twains findings during his visit to the Holy Land. By the way, the name Holy Land is because of the Temple of Solomon, not because Necca is in Jerusalem. Pure unadulterated Arab bxllshxt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Feb 13, 2013 at 03:57 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Their methods of killing their own people without judicial process, as witnessed around the globe merely a couple of months ago, when they executed in public and in daylight, in front of rolling cameras some of their brethren accused of collaborating with Israel, are barbaric. I can go on and on, but wont waste my time. ”
what does one have to do with the other? and who appointed you judge, anyway?
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Feb 13, 2013 at 03:58 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Are they civilized ? ”
what difference does it make, and what does it have to do with the point of the article?
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Feb 13, 2013 at 03:59 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Of course they're angry since this proves that we were in Eretz Yisroel thousands of years ago and have a claim to the land. Their contention is that we had no connection to the land until the 20th century. I was never aware before that the so called "Palestinians" had any intertest in archeology. ”
why does being there give us a claim to the land? they are making the same argument!
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Feb 13, 2013 at 07:43 AM Phineas Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
The issue is that Palestinian authorities on the Temple Mount and elsewhere try to eradicate any proof that jews ever existed in these areas. We are rescuing our history.
Never knew the Christians felt this way about Herod. Very interesting and not that different than how Jews describe his barbarism.
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Feb 13, 2013 at 08:08 AM victorg Says:Report as Inappropriate
Reply to 1- are you referring to the Yesh Atid party?
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Feb 13, 2013 at 09:34 AM Peter Says:Report as Inappropriate
Kol Hakavod, Israel! Am Yisrael Chai!
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Feb 13, 2013 at 09:42 AM Duvid18 Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
Palestinians? what are they? which planet do they come from? What language do they speak? What is their currency? How far back (before 1967) does their history go? What are their distinct traditions and customs? Who was their first King? From where do they originate? Who gave them the Land? etc. etc. etc. They are merely generic arabs who squatted on Jewish land when they heard about Herzl's aspirations they are MISOGYNOUS TROGLODYTES FROM WOGISTAN
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Feb 13, 2013 at 02:09 PM I_Am_Me Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ what does one have to do with the other? and who appointed you judge, anyway? ”
Look up the word barbarian & you'll see it has EVERYTHING to do with the other since the word barbarian describes someone who carries out exactly that.
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Feb 13, 2013 at 02:03 PM I_Am_Me Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ They are not "barbarians" and their position is not irrational since it serves to reinforce their position regarding their rights to control what happens on the lands they claim in the West Bank. The tone and substance of your comments seem to confuse the identity of the real barbarians. I disagree with the position they are taken as a matter of law but don't project your inane hatred against all Palestinians. ”
They in fact are barbarians & in fact need to learn how to treat eachorher & others. Please look up the terminology since it fits perfectly; a person of Philistine descent (which they claim), a foreigner, which they are to ALL israels lands & It means a person who is a savage, uncivilized, without culture, refinement & education & since they are more interested in keeping the children in the streets throwing rocks & their adults shooting bullets at one another, they in fact are barbarians.