Egypt: Israel West Bank heritage list risks peace

"You call for antimitism as always when you have no other arguments right ? same old story..." What do you call it when Jews are persecuted for practicing their religion, numbskull? "The fact that these sites are on palestinian revendicated land isn`t a problem for you ?" The fact that Jews have been worshiping at these sites for centuries but are prevented from doing so now doesn't bother you? "don`t you think this is pure and simple provocation from Israel ? " No, crapwit, because BOTH Jews AND Arabs were "Palestinians." "don`t you think this is a way of rejecting (once again) the palestinian will for a State ?" You mean the state the Palestinians have rejected on any number of times? "don`t you think this is also playing with religion dangereously ? " Jews practicing Judaism in front of Moslems is dangerous? Why? What's that word again? Anti-Semitism.

"You call for antimitism as always when you have no other arguments right ? same old story..." What do you call it when Jews are persecuted for practicing their religion, numbskull? "The fact that these sites are on palestinian revendicated land isn`t a problem for you ?" The fact that Jews have been worshiping at these sites for centuries but are prevented from doing so now doesn't bother you? "don`t you think this is pure and simple provocation from Israel ? " No, crapwit, because BOTH Jews AND Arabs were "Palestinians." "don`t you think this is a way of rejecting (once again) the palestinian will for a State ?" You mean the state the Palestinians have rejected on any number of times? "don`t you think this is also playing with religion dangereously ? " Jews practicing Judaism in front of Muslims is dangerous? Why? What's that word again? Anti-Semitism.

"You call for antimitism as always when you have no other arguments right ? same old story..." What do you call it when Jews are persecuted for practicing their religion, numbskull? "The fact that these sites are on palestinian revendicated land isn`t a problem for you ?" The fact that Jews have been worshiping at these sites for centuries but are prevented from doing so now doesn't bother you? "don`t you think this is pure and simple provocation from Israel ? " No, crapwit, because BOTH Jews AND Arabs were "Palestinians." "don`t you think this is a way of rejecting (once again) the palestinian will for a State ?" You mean the state the Palestinians have rejected on any number of times? "don`t you think this is also playing with religion dangereously ? " Jews practicing Judaism in front of Moslems is dangerous? Why? What's that word again? Anti-Semitism.

Braying at each other about something of which they have no personal knowledge of Hot air makes for global warming and you can both claim credit

You call for antimitism as always when you have no other arguments right ? same old story... The fact that these sites are on palestinian revendicated land isn't a problem for you ? don't you think this is pure and simple provocation from Israel ? don't you think this is a way of rejecting (once again) the palestinian will for a State ? don't you think this is also playing with religion dangereously ? Should palestinians and muslims recognize islamic sites all over the country ? the ones that are under israeli constructions perhaps ? You simply don't want to get it as you deny the source of this conflict : OCCUPATION. You're a shame.

And was not Trumpeldor the first Fascis?

Mark of Lewiston, there is a very simple reason why ALL American Jews are subjects of Israel. They have not gotten over their wish that Israel exist, and there fore have not been able to accept the idea that Israel and they are different. American Jews have become unwilling hostages of the Israeli right. Even though most American Jews vote left, they are unwilling to tell the Israeli right that they disagree with them. So Israelis believe AIPAC and the republican right that American Jews are right wing extremists. Why should they think different? Are the most right wing extremist of Settlers American?

If Turkey and Eygpt would like to heritage those sites we are trying to preserve them not cash in on the beauty. It will make peace since so many fight over them. What would your restrictions be. If not what if a terrorist group gets a hold of them. How can we preserve your peoples heritage. You want to obstruct every good deed everyone does thinking someone wants it to do what with. We make peace offer not war and you want to be upset. We are trying very hard to stop the hate. For instance I read two articles about the blockades in Gaza and how the world blames Israel except we are providing for our own. Here is the USA screaming make blockades here is everyone else trying to open eyes and keep the world peaceful.We are wanting peace and neutrality. We were once friends. Why would we hurt your heritage sites.Look up helping hand organizations around the world. Religion doesnt matter to most we are one people on one planet cooexisting from day to day with the same worries.Rankoo-Karoon

"If we went around telling the Muslims that they could no longer visit Mecca or Medina we would have a world war on our hands. How dare anyone tell us that we cant visit maarat hamachpelah or kever Rachel. Just because you put an arabic word onto a Jewish Living Historical site doesnt make it arab. This is my mind is a good enough reason for Israelis to have massive rallys. There is no room for negotiations on this point. They do not belong to anyone other than the Jewish people and state. It is "Haram and aieb" that the arabs think that they have any claim at all to these places." Funny thing tho. Israel did it to all those Palestinian towns. Slapped jewish names on them. Seems to work for the Jews so why shouldnt it work for the arabs? When will you zionists get it that you guys are no better than these Islamic radicals? Stop trying to belittle them when you are both at the same level! You are no better than they are. Hypocrite! Absolutely amazing.

the became as fools" The reason why Israel needs to "claim" those sites can be illustrated with what happened to the centuries old Buddha statues in Afghanistan under the fundamentalist Taliban. The same destruction of any archaelogical evidence which shows Jews are not recently converted Khazars is ongoing under the temple mount mosque. For that matter, look how much regard Arafat had for the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Anything that shows their Koran is incorrect is fair game for destruction.

I'm surprised that Abdullah and Mubarak haven't gone to Washington already to rescind the Peace Treaties. The Arabs already got what they wanted, LAND. Their side of the bargain was empty promises. See how easy it is to undo their commitments. THIS is why Land for Peace is such a sham. Israel gives up something tangible (land) for something that blows in the wind (promises). There you go, Ivor. Your suggestion almost undid the whole transaction. Easy.

Israel West Bank heritage list risks peace ?where is peace? how can something not existing be at risk.Peace for the time being is a nice idea.No more.Israel keeps growing and the Arabs keep their best tool,playing victim.Instead of building there one land,they decided to complain to the Zionist "entity". And everyone can see the results,the complain and we built.

jews have a way of twisting the truth, the arabs rejected the jews? lol what a joke, more like the jews rejected them.

a jewish presence in the stolen land from the earliest times

You know what is disgusting? The delusionism of world religions keeping the world at war through so many centuries. As an athiest I can only say "What narrow minds and nearsighted vision you all have. What vicious, self serving dreams you must dream."

I agree 100%

"Have you even once considered that there is a difference between Israeli and Jewish?" Just as there is a difference between Muslim and Palestinian Arab, right? So that means that the PA does not need to control the Temple Mount, right? Especially since the site has been administered by the waqf and freedom of worship for Muslims (but not Jews or any other religion) has been allowed for decades. In any case, the key problem here is not administration. It is the fact that Muslims have built their sites on top of sites sensitive to other religions (in this case Judaism - from which they also borrow much else). When faced with this, Muslims seem to practice a combination of denial and rock throwing that makes them especially unappealing.

As soon as Israel gets rid of all of these, with their wailing at all hours, the better, just like the Taliban did to the Budha statues in Afghanistan. The Muslims think they own every holy site. Its amazing how much they want to be like Jews.

just study the name HEBREWON

Hebron is the site of the oldest Jewish community in the world, which dates back to Biblical times. The Book of Genesis relates that Abraham purchased the field where the Tomb of the Patriarchs is located as a burial place for his wife Sarah. According to Jewish tradition, the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the Matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah are buried in the Tomb. Hebron has a long and rich Jewish history. It was one of the first places where the Patriarch Abraham resided after his arrival in Canaan. King David was anointed in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years. One thousand years later, during the first Jewish revolt against the Romans, the city was the scene of extensive fighting. Jews lived in Hebron almost continuously throughout the Byzantine, Arab, Mameluke, and Ottoman periods. It was only in 1929 ? as a result of a murderous Arab pogrom in which 67 Jews were murdered and the remainder were forced to flee ? that the city became temporarily "free" of Jews. After the 1967 Six-Day War, the Jewish community of Hebron was re-established. It has grown to include a range of religious and educational institutions

Having lost all the wars they started in the first place 1948 1956 1967 1973 Meanwhile they pretended to be impartial negotiator's in obtaining Shalit's release

drew... since israels to be a democratic state it must listen to internationally recognized borders set by UN. hebron is not in israel.. bottom line.. UN does not recognize a verse in Torah as a means of justification. if thats the case then muslims can say they have right to Al Aqsa and Jersumlem bcuz in Quran this is the holy place as well.

as well as the nothern half of Jordan, the south quarter of Syria and the south quarter of Lebanon. As well as the Sinai peninsula. Guess we should annect all of it :) According the visions of Begin. How sounds that?

al aqsa is in palestine...its about time the jews respected someone other than their self flattering myths....you are not special

Hebron will always belong to the Jews. You can stick anyone you want in there. Israel will never relinquish their hold of that city. It has more ties to Judiasm than any other city other than Jerusalem. The lasttime I looked on a map Hebron was smack in the middle of Israel, nowhere else.

Oour holy sites predate islam by thousands years Truth hurts and makes them crazy

What a smoke screen the Arabs are laying down. The sites have always been revered by religiuos Jews, many of whome lived in Hebron until they ware massacred by the Arabs in 1929 (sounds like Hitler to me). Meanwhile, Jerusalem is under Israeli control (whether the UN likes it or not), but the Arab Muslims are allowed to control the Temple Mount, despite the fact that they often shower the Jews with rocks. And, by the way, Jews were forbidden to enter the Old City to pray from 1948-67, even though the Western Wall is the most sacred site in Judaism. Enough of the Arab crying and rioting. To paraphrase Shakespear, "Bigotry, thy name is Islam".

Have you even once considered that there is a difference between Israeli and Jewish? There are roughly 6 million Jews in the US and not all are Israelis. Why does Israel and its government have to have and take control of everything Jewish and related to the ancient Israelites? Why can't somethings be Jewish without being Israeli? Will Ur be added to the list?

When Israelis behave like people, will be treated like people!

Egypt's claim to our ancestor's work product is an insult!

Incitement is what risks peace. It is incitement and terror that has killed the 2-state option. If it continues Jews will be hurt but Arabs will end up on the other side of the Jordan River.

Everyone has get in their two cents on the already live truth. What are they going to say these kavorim are theirs? PLEASE!!!

This is Likud's traditional policy into forcing Palestinians into another intifada. That way, the Zionist regime can claim: "Here you have it. They don't want peace!" As Schindler said to Stern in the movie: Some day, this is all going to end... Some day, may the Palestinian people live in peace, freed from this dreadful occupation that Israel calls "natural growth"...

Hebron is not in Israel, so why should it be an Israeli heritage site? I mean, what next, is Bibi going to announce the pyramids in Egypt are an Israeli heritage site as well?

The heritage is jewish.The muslim arabs have their heritage in Saudi-Arabia. The Abraham who appears in the Quran is not the same Abraham who appears in the Bible so there is noe need for the Arabs to make any fuss over it. You can see it for your self, quote Quran Surat 2.125 http://quran.com/search/Abraham

Bad Jews, recognizing their own holy sites. Shame on them! It's almost as bad as Jews who practiced their religion openly in the early part of the 20th century on the Temple Mount... Blowing the shofar was outlawed (because it upset the Arabs), but they did it anyway. Who do those Jews think they are?

If we went around telling the Muslims that they could no longer visit Mecca or Medina we would have a world war on our hands. How dare anyone tell us that we cant visit maarat hamachpelah or kever Rachel. Just because you put an arabic word onto a Jewish Living Historical site doesnt make it arab. This is my mind is a good enough reason for Israelis to have massive rallys. There is no room for negotiations on this point. They do not belong to anyone other than the Jewish people and state. It is "Haram and aieb" that the arabs think that they have any claim at all to these places.

Egypt should not even open its mouth on this. They are busy digging up and finding all kinds of ancient stuff which they value as their heritage. They would not like other people to lay claim to their heritage, would they! There is no doubt about it - the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the Tomb of Rachel belong to the Jews. Arab claim to it is just pure greed, bad-mindedness and an evil attempt to deprive Jews of their heritage and history. Just because they built a mosque on the site thousands of years later does not mean they have first claim to it. The remains of the biblical people in the tombs are Jewish, not Arabic. Egypt can have its heritage but the Jews cannot because the Arabs want to steal it from them? Is thievery an Arab trait or an Islamic one or is it applicable to both? Disgusting.

Who cares what the Islamist-Jihadists in the region think? If they have their way, they want every inch of the Land of Israel. Don't let these dark forces intimidate you. All these years, they use Taqiyya (deceit) to fool and manipulate the world with their crap. It is time Israel counters them with its biblical and historical roots to the Land of Israel through GOD'S Word-the Bible, History and Biblical Archaeology.

Here we go again. Same old tired tricks of the right. Push your way in and lay claim. That's the bib way. At this senstivie time, what does he do: he moves his colonists into Sheik Jarreh, Silwan, claims the Muslim cemetery in W.Jerusalem for the site of a "Museum of Tolerance." It's all in the timing, meant to incite and then when there are understandable protests throw out the punch line that Muslims and Arabs and Turks are trying to destroy the history of the Jewish People. They have done this with the Temple Mount as well. No one denies the connection of these sites to Judaism and the Jewish People. It is the state of Israel under this government that is saying: "they belong to us and not to you and we will not share". Otherwise, this world heritage step would not have been taken. It is meant to provoke.

I think what he meant to say was 'Jews breathing is a threat to peace.' Let me make an interesting observation: Arab leaders everywhere will tear Israel down as much as they can, but notice how not one of them will actually help their Palestinian brethren. The true colors of the Muslim world. They want to destroy Israel a lot more than they want peace. Even if it means Muslims will continue to die in much higher numbers than Jews. Nice bunch of people.

The Jewish People and The Muslim People share the same Patriarch (Avraham/Ibrahim). When their leaders recognize this and treat each other as Brothers and share common Holy Sites with Freedom to Worship, that could be the beginning of a Real Peace.

it to be a part of their heritage but each child knows he was a Great Palestinian Pharao and his newly digged out stone head is a part of the pal heritage. It threatens the whole Middle East which could go up in flames because of this reckless Egyptian heritage grab.

Sorry... I'm confussed, i didnt realise that there was peace.

move the pyramids to the negev and see what they say.

for those who support such declaration because they don't mind jewish blood be spilled . Don't be deceived by their lip service condemnations of acts of soft and/or brutal terrorism because they support,fund and train 'resistance' against the Jewish State. Those who oppose cultural heritage sites Jewish State natural declaration are saying to the jewish nation and Jewish State of Israel Authority that we are not Sovereign land owners but just salary market store keepers . They are saying we should be grateful to be slaves under the Dhimmitude Sharia Int'l Rule of Law of our Masters : the great moslems descendents of Pharaoh and his lefty competitor-friend the great jesus arabpal follower .

The idea that Abraham & Sarah, Isaac & Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah and Rachel are part and parcel of the Jewish family is too much of a mind bender. What else should be expected of a state that's leaders rush to tout their creditentials as a burner of Hebrew books.

Israel's move to add two ancient tombs in the West Bank to its list of national heritage sites is a "threat to peace," Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit(THE GREAT GRANDSON OF HAMMAN THE PHAROAH) said Tuesday,after getting this statement approved from his MASTERS in tel aviv.ha ha

He has no intention of attacking Iran. He is trying to goad the Palestinians to have an intifada. Or Nasrallah into doing something stupid. Personnaly Mubarack and the King of Jordan should be on aircraft on their way to Washington with peace treaties in hand to tell the White House unless netanyahu recinds this, all peace treaties oare over with Israel. They have nothing to lose, it would be extremely popular in their countries.