Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Criticism of the World Creation Concert at the Ophel Garden

TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Israel Antiquities Archaeologist Attacks World Creation Concert: The Kotel Isn’t a Bar Mitzvah Hall (David Israel, The Jewish Press).
Yuval Baruch, Jerusalem District archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority, on Sunday told Ha’aretz he’s had it up to here with people using state archaeological sites to run their private events. Ha’aretz quoted him regarding an upcoming, unique event: a celebration of the Creation of the World.

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The Haaretz article is a premium one, so I haven't read it. If you want to, it's here. I'm saving my six free ones this month for something more interesting. But this piece seems to summarize its main contents.

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