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| US envoy smashes wall dug under Palestinian homes in E. Jerusalem with SLEDGEHAMMER | |
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| Palestinians have fiercely criticized the symbolism behind a US ambassador swinging a sledgehammer as an endorsement of occupation and colonial practices, while the Israelis argue that history and archeology speak for themselves. | Palestinians have fiercely criticized the symbolism behind a US ambassador swinging a sledgehammer as an endorsement of occupation and colonial practices, while the Israelis argue that history and archeology speak for themselves. |
| Several prominent US figures participated in the unveiling of a 2,000-year-old archeological site known as Pilgrims’ Road, right next to Temple Mount, with Palestinians furious over the idea of Americans hammering beneath their homes in East Jerusalem’s neighborhood of Silwan. | Several prominent US figures participated in the unveiling of a 2,000-year-old archeological site known as Pilgrims’ Road, right next to Temple Mount, with Palestinians furious over the idea of Americans hammering beneath their homes in East Jerusalem’s neighborhood of Silwan. |
| Footage of Ambassador David Friedman symbolically breaking down the final wall, accompanied by Middle East negotiator Jason Greenblatt, was called a “disgrace” to US diplomacy by Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, who compared the American delegation to “extremist fanatic Israeli settlers.” | Footage of Ambassador David Friedman symbolically breaking down the final wall, accompanied by Middle East negotiator Jason Greenblatt, was called a “disgrace” to US diplomacy by Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, who compared the American delegation to “extremist fanatic Israeli settlers.” |
| The Palestinian Foreign Ministry slammed the ceremony as another act of the ‘Judaization’ of Jerusalem, claiming that Friedman and Greenblatt were “faking history” for “colonial purpose.” The American actions are “blatant aggression against international law,” Chief Justice Mahmoud al-Habash said in a separate statement, calling on the international community to preserve the Palestinian heritage of the city. | The Palestinian Foreign Ministry slammed the ceremony as another act of the ‘Judaization’ of Jerusalem, claiming that Friedman and Greenblatt were “faking history” for “colonial purpose.” The American actions are “blatant aggression against international law,” Chief Justice Mahmoud al-Habash said in a separate statement, calling on the international community to preserve the Palestinian heritage of the city. |
| Meanwhile, Greenblatt hit back at the “ludicrous” accusations, claiming on Twitter that archaeology has proven that Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people: “We can’t ‘Judaize’ what history/archaeology show.” | Meanwhile, Greenblatt hit back at the “ludicrous” accusations, claiming on Twitter that archaeology has proven that Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people: “We can’t ‘Judaize’ what history/archaeology show.” |
| The ancient pilgrimage road, which dates to the Second Temple period, was discovered in 2004, when a sewage pipe burst. The pathway connects the Siloam Pool, where Jewish pilgrims used to purify themselves before ascending to the Temple, to the Western Wall. | The ancient pilgrimage road, which dates to the Second Temple period, was discovered in 2004, when a sewage pipe burst. The pathway connects the Siloam Pool, where Jewish pilgrims used to purify themselves before ascending to the Temple, to the Western Wall. |
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