Egypt’s top antiquities official said he would appeal a court ruling that would remove an ancient Jewish tomb from a list of protected monuments. The court had ruled that a government decision in January to register the tomb of Rabbi Ya’akov Abu Hatzeira as a monument was a “serious violation of the law.”
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