Nir Hasson

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Holy Temple stones - 14022012
Buyer beware: Rabbi complains to police about sale of Western Wall stones on eBay

Stones are being offered for $4.99 each, or $9.95 if shipped outside the United States.

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Silwan -  Wadi Hilweh Information Center - 14022012
Interior Min. approves plan for City of David visitors center

The Elad organization, which operates the park in Jerusalem, is promoting the plan for the center, which will enable visitors to view recently discovered archaeological findings.

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basalt statue - 14022012
Wikipedia's archaeology editor slams Israel Museum for prohibiting photography

The Israel Museum objects to giving Wikipedia unfettered access to the ivories, even though by law the artifacts actually belong to the Israel Antiquities Authority.

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Silwan - Ministry of Interior - February 13, 2012
Israel approves new East Jerusalem visitors' compound, razes Palestinian community center

Jerusalem planning and committee approves construction of new visitors’ center at City of David National Park in Silwan.

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Are Palestinians not Jerusalem residents, too?

According to any measure - the potential for violence, the mutual hatred, the different needs - if it's desirable to separate students from the Haredi residents of Mea She'arim, how much more should the activist group Ateret Cohanim be separated from the Palestinian residents of Silwan?

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What to do with the graves?

Skeletons should not be sanctified - but replacing Muslim graves with an ostentatious building dedicated to tolerance will only serve as a provocation.

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The other side of the faucet

Contrary to prevailing opinion, the Dead Sea Works is only a secondary cause of the sea's dropping level.

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Suddenly everyone is talking pensions

Even Amir Peretz knows that the Labor Party probably will not set up the next government. Nevertheless, during a visit to Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv yesterday, he already gave himself an election achievement.

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