Rubio and Huckabee help open the Pilgrimage Road

ARCHAEOLOGY AND POLITICS: Rubio, Netanyahu, and Huckabee inaugurate fully exposed Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem. Rubio called it “an extraordinary archaeological site,” framing his appearance as a celebration of shared heritage (Jerusalem Post Staff).

After years of excavation, Israel on Monday unveiled the fully exposed Pilgrimage Road in the City of David, a circa first-century route linking the Pool of Siloam to the foot of the Temple Mount. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the evening ceremony alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

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