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  • Islam's third holiest site in Jerusalem is the heart and soul of the Arab and Palestinian national, religious, historical and cultural heritage and the symbol of their more than 5. 000-year uninterrupted existence on the land, long before the Hebrews swept into Palestine through the blood of butchered men, women and children of the completely destructed Jericho, according to the Old Testament.

    Israeli Politics of 'Archeology' in Jerusalem 2007

  • The mud-brick temples were built on top of each other over a 1 000-year period spanning the Middle (2134-1569 BC) and New (1570-1070 BC) Kingdoms on a 70 by 80 metre site just east of the Suez Canal.

    News24 2009

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