Ancient Wall Found In Jerusalem
The irony of Israelis embracing walls is not lost on me.
But compared to vast ancient cities with tremendous archetecture and millions of artifacts from Babylon, Egypt, the Hittites and Persia, if you only have a sorry pile of stones to supposedly lay claim to history, well, so be it.
A 3,700-year-old wall has been discovered in east Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists say
"The structure was built to protect the city's water supply as part of what dig director Ronny Reich described as the region's earliest fortifications.
The 26-ft (8-m) high wall showed the Canaanite people who built it were a sophisticated civilisation, he said.
Critics say Israel uses such projects as a political tool to bolster Jewish claims to occupied Palestinian land."
But compared to vast ancient cities with tremendous archetecture and millions of artifacts from Babylon, Egypt, the Hittites and Persia, if you only have a sorry pile of stones to supposedly lay claim to history, well, so be it.
A 3,700-year-old wall has been discovered in east Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists say
"The structure was built to protect the city's water supply as part of what dig director Ronny Reich described as the region's earliest fortifications.
The 26-ft (8-m) high wall showed the Canaanite people who built it were a sophisticated civilisation, he said.
Critics say Israel uses such projects as a political tool to bolster Jewish claims to occupied Palestinian land."
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