The Palestinian Authority condemned the start of an Israeli archaeological dig at a site in predominantly Arab eastern Jerusalem where a fervently Orthodox group wants to build Jewish housing. The Ateret Cohanim group funded the excavations, which are required under Israeli law before construction permits are granted in Jerusalem. Last month, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert ordered that temporary structures erected by the group at the site be torn down.
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