The director general of Israel’s Antiquities Authority charged that Islamic officials are damaging Jewish archaeological treasures on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, according to the Jerusalem Post. Shuka Dorfman’s charges against the Islamic Wakf, which is appointed by the Palestinian Authority to oversee activities on the Mount, echo what Israeli archaeologists have been saying for months.
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