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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

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Clay token found in the sifting of dirt from the Temple Mount, bearing a Greek inscription and impression of a wine jug. (Zachi Dvira/Temple Mount Shifting Project)
April 21, 2024, 10:15 pm
Intriguing Greek-inscribed token was likely traded for feast offerings at Second Temple
Experts think several small clay artifacts uncovered by the Temple Mount Sifting Project were used by visitors to Jerusalem during the three pilgrimage festivals
By Gavriel Fiske
Visitors sifting buckets of earth from the Temple Mount at the relaunch of the Temple Mount Sifting Project, June 2, 2019. (Yosef Huri)
July 16, 2021, 2:28 pm
Podcast: On 9 B’Av, find evidence of destruction at Temple Mount Sifting Project
What better way to commemorate the razing of the First and Second Temples than by ‘rescuing’ artifacts from Judaism’s most holy site that were dumped as garbage by the Muslim Waqf?
By ToI Staff
Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Zeev Elkin (left), Director of American Friends of Beit Orot Shlomo Zwickler (right), and archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay (far right) sift for artifacts at the relaunch of the Temple Mount Sifting Project, June 2, 2019. (Yosef Huri)
June 7, 2019, 2:04 pm
Temple Mount Sifting Project reboots, aims to salvage ancient temple artifacts
At Jerusalem Day event, minister vows funds for project in which 500,000 artifacts from all eras of J’lem settlement have already been found in dirt illegally dumped by Muslim Waqf
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
View of the site where a large chunk of stone dislodged from the Western Wall in Jerusalem at the mixed-gender prayer section on July 23, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 23, 2018, 4:09 pm
Archaeologist says entire Western Wall is ‘danger zone,’ public should stay away
Warning of ‘multiple cracks’ after boulder falls, Zachi Dvira says people should not be allowed near holy site — neither in the mainstream prayer pavilion nor at Robinson’s Arch
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Archaeologist Zachi Dvira on the Temple Mount, June 18, 2018. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 22, 2018, 2:58 pm
Muslim cleanup project ‘illegally disturbed, removed’ ancient soil on Temple Mt
Ramadan ‘beautification’ effort was deliberately provocative, part of bid to erase traces of pre-Muslim era heritage, claims activist-archaeologist; Israeli authorities checking
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A Palestinian man shows foam-tipped bullets reportedly used by Israeli riot police outside the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem's Temple Mount after clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli police on June 26, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
August 1, 2016, 8:51 pm
3 Waqf officials likely to stand trial for attack on archeologists
Israel Police said to gather enough evidence to prosecute over Temple Mount assault
By JTA
View of the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, September 29, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 27, 2016, 2:48 pm
Israeli archaeologist says he was attacked on Temple Mount
Two Jerusalem Islamic Waqf members arrested after clash with group visiting Jerusalem holy site
By Stuart Winer and Ilan Ben Zion
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