Jerusalem Museum stirs anger

[bless_sins]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Muslim cleric said on Thursday he asked Israel's Supreme Court to stop construction of a museum dedicated to human rights and tolerance in Jerusalem after bones from an old Muslim cemetery were found during foundation work.

"We adhere to our legitimate right to protect the Ma'man Allah graveyard and all other Muslim cemeteries. This is the oldest Muslim graveyard in Palestine," said Irkima al-Sabri, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories.

A petition to halt construction of the museum had been presented to the Supreme Court, he said.

The discovery of human remains during construction in Israel is highly sensitive, particularly to Jews and Muslims who have strict rules for burial of the dead.

 

[cavymom]

There seems to be ancient artifacts everywhere you turn, it must make building difficult.

Here's some pictures of the Temple Wall 'bulge' that happened awhile back http://www.bibleplaces.com/templemountbulge.htm

 

[applepowerpc]

That is so just like Israel. Build a human rights museum and desecrate a Muslim cemetery in the process.

 

[Harpuia]

Eh... I'd need more research for this. But it's not like a Muslim would never do that to a Jewish cemetery.

 

[JPPT1974]

Yeah you are right about a muslim not doing so in a jewish ceremony.

 

[cavymom]

Eh... I'd need more research for this. But it's not like a Muslim would never do that to a Jewish cemetery.

There was a big upset years ago when renovation work was started in the mosque with no regards to the ancient artifacts that were uprooted and thrown into the town dump! Part of the artifacts found were parts of what was once called Solomon's Stables and Jesus' Cradle. It seems hypocritical to cry foul over something they are known to do themselves.

The WASHINGTON TIMES reports:

Jerusalem, Israel, Apr. 15 (UPI) -- Archaeologists sifting through piles of rubble discarded by Islamic officials from the Temple Mount have found rare artifacts dating to 3,000 years ago.

The artifacts were found in the last five months in a city garbage dump used by Islamic officials six years ago when they built a mosque at an underground area of the Temple Mount, the Jerusalem Post said Friday.

In the process they trashed more than 10,000 tons of rubble in a construction project that the head of Israel's Antiquities Authority called "an unprecedented archaeological crime."

Bar Ilan University archeology professor Gabriel Barkay gained private funding last year to sift through 68 truckloads of the rubble from the garbage dump.

Although Barkay and his volunteers have only sifted about 15 percent of the rubble, they already have uncovered scores of history-rich artifacts, from the First Temple Period to more recent times. http://www.chasidei.org/C1826322328/content.html

 

[TheReasoner]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Muslim cleric said on Thursday he asked Israel's Supreme Court to stop construction of a museum dedicated to human rights and tolerance in Jerusalem after bones from an old Muslim cemetery were found during foundation work.

"We adhere to our legitimate right to protect the Ma'man Allah graveyard and all other Muslim cemeteries. This is the oldest Muslim graveyard in Palestine," said Irkima al-Sabri, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories.

A petition to halt construction of the museum had been presented to the Supreme Court, he said.

The discovery of human remains during construction in Israel is highly sensitive, particularly to Jews and Muslims who have strict rules for burial of the dead.

Sooooo..... Palestinian soldiers using Jewish gravestones as urinals, or paving for roads is OK. But this is not?
I will agree to this not being OK. But they should not expect anything else the way they have behaved. Not defending Israel, just saying I see the irony in their statement.

Could you provide a link proving the source to be true please?

 

[ThruChrist4Given]

Eh... I'd need more research for this. But it's not like a Muslim would never do that to a Jewish cemetery.

Amen to this... and if Israel keeps on building, angry Muslims will probably just blow it up, thereby destroying the cemetery themselves anyway...

 

[applepowerpc]

Sooooo..... Palestinian soldiers using Jewish gravestones as urinals, or paving for roads is OK. But this is not?

Watch who you're siding with. Israeli soldiers were urinating all over the Church of the Nativity back when Arafat was around.

 

[TheReasoner]

Watch who you're siding with. Israeli soldiers were urinating all over the Church of the Nativity back when Arafat was around.

Not siding with anyone. I AM however stating that the Arabs don´t have that much to complain about.

 

[Harpuia]

Watch who you're siding with. Israeli soldiers were urinating all over the Church of the Nativity back when Arafat was around.

It's a dog-eat-dog world. Everyone desecrates everyone. That's why regardless of what side you're on, peace is necessary.

 

[applepowerpc]

Well I'd like to think not EVERYONE desecrates EVERYONE. It may be a dog-eat-dog world, but we are called not to be of this world.

 

[Rochir]

Eh... I'd need more research for this. But it's not like a Muslim would never do that to a Jewish cemetery.

Or the only synagogue of a whole country

 

[Grunt]

Eh, can we just go ahead and make cremation mandatory and save humanity this kind of trouble in a hundred years or so?

 

[JPPT1974]

Yeah but my friend you know
That could take a million years
Before humanity can be restored before we know it