tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post8410599563453571224..comments2008-06-13T11:28:22.488-05:00Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832tbolen91@bibleplaces.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-25102867533315289252008-06-13T11:28:00.000-05:002008-06-13T11:28:00.000-05:00Bill - the Muslims in charge of the Temple Mount have no interest in cooperating with Israelis, and they have no interest in making ancient discoveries. They want to make repairs to existing infrastructure, nothing more.Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-56763593385313554332008-05-26T08:06:00.000-05:002008-05-26T08:06:00.000-05:00Great site! Wonderful content! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this way. I have much more to read, say and ask... in time!<BR/><BR/>For now, I'm intrigued by this excavation situation. Of course, I had no idea it was going on, despite the fact I'm commenting on a post that's a year old! But my brain can't resist a suggestion. <BR/><BR/>Please pardon my ignorance, wherever I'm about to display it.<BR/><BR/>Since it seems Israel can't stop what's going on, have they instead tried to assist it? What I mean is, at least get them some competent help for causing less destruction than using a tractor. (Unless destruction is the real goal? To wipe out Jewish history? I'll assume not for now.)<BR/><BR/>Specifically, then: Has anyone in Israel tried to find some interested Muslim Archaeologists in Europe? If such scholars could be encouraged to contact the excavators independently, <I>it would at least be interesting</I> to see the response of those who are currently digging. <BR/><BR/>And who knows? If, to whatever degree, the excavators have genuinely academic ambitions, they might benefit from contact with muslim scholars in many, many ways.<BR/><BR/>History does show that education can eventually chip away at superstition and dogma.<BR/><BR/>Any chance that could help?<BR/><BR/>Or has it been tried?Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-41199446828895125722007-09-05T15:47:00.000-05:002007-09-05T15:47:00.000-05:00Sjue and Matt - thanks for the kind words. Matt, I think that the government is certainly subject to pressure, and if enough people screamed, they would change their words. That's mostly how the government in Israel works; change is effected by who screams the most and the loudest. Which is one reason why there are so many strikes of government workers; they have figured out what works.Todd Bolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156730661243501832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-64083718788704151682007-09-05T05:02:00.000-05:002007-09-05T05:02:00.000-05:00I appreciate your keeping up on these things. Ever since I went on a trip to Israel, my understanding and interests have increased tremendously (I am eager to go on many more trips). <BR/><BR/>Is there nothing that can influence the government to step in and intervene in this attempted erasing of history?<BR/><BR/>This reminds me of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran saying the holocaust never existed.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately rewriting history does not change the truth, but it does increase the lie.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all your work. Love your pictures too!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07666679297341304070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20570989.post-30023706165077110242007-09-04T12:02:00.000-05:002007-09-04T12:02:00.000-05:00Thank you for the nice post. I enjoy reading your posts. Thank you for the <BR/>time and effort you spend for keeping blog lively and attractive and that <BR/>makes it worth visiting and re-visiting.Sjuehttp://www.what-is-this.com/noreply@blogger.com