An archeological park displaying artifacts from the First and Second Temple periods is being inaugurated in the heart of Jerusalem’s fervently Orthodox Geula neighborhood. In a rare union, the event brings together fervently Orthodox leaders and Antiquities Authority officials, who are frequently at odds over excavations.
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