tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post732546485024469914..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: New Jewish town discoveredJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-42815908729290305452012-09-06T22:04:32.713+03:002012-09-06T22:04:32.713+03:00I just wanted to share this as a thank you incase ...I just wanted to share this as a thank you incase you don't see the comment on the old blog post.<br /><br />You once wrote a blog post about wedding ceremonies in Israel.<br /><br />Well, the book which you referred to is now translated into English with some extra never before published notes from a manuscript.<br /><br />http://seforim.blogspot.co.il/2012/09/the-book-of-disputes-between-east-and.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-29186737757995161242012-09-03T14:25:01.618+03:002012-09-03T14:25:01.618+03:00It's sad because it means we don't care ab...It's sad because it means we don't care about our history. <br /><br />Construction companies definitely have no incentive to pay for it, and would rather bulldoze antiquities rather than call in the IAA. Do we really know how often that happens?<br /><br />Even when the IAA is called in, when we're talking about a construction project, there's more of a chance that the site will be quickly excavated and then buried under asphalt or houses, instead of, for example - becoming an archeological park. Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795978245007434031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-27005401721747005292012-09-03T13:18:17.594+03:002012-09-03T13:18:17.594+03:00"Sadly, today most such discoveries are drive..."Sadly, today most such discoveries are driven by construction work."<br /><br />why sadly? what better testament to the vitality of eternal israel!<br /><br />100 years ago all archaeological work was conducted by non-jews in a land marked by sparse jewish settlement. today it is sparked by jewish construction companies (ok, the workers may or may not be jewish) furthering yishuv ha-aretz on a scale unknown in all of history. (and when the archaeologists are called in, they are jewish.)abba's rantingshttp://abbasrantings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com