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Watch: Ancient escape tunnels discovered in Jerusalem
Eli Mandelbaum
Published: 09.08.11, 20:26
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1. Proof is proof
Jordan Ispalestine ,   Los Angeles, CA   (08.09.11)
2. Proof is proof is proof. 600 years before Arab invasion
Jordan Is ,   East Palestine   (08.09.11)
Jews were in Jerusalem. Its our capital, you have 23 capitals in your 23 arab countries. There are arabs in Judea , Samaria they are arabs no different than arabs in Jordan egypt lebanon syria 90% of who come from there in the 20th century to get jobs when Jewish return began and so did the building of todays country. JORDAN IS PALESTINE
3. traces of hummus found inside the golden bell
Gur2   (08.10.11)
so that proves it: all your hummus are belong to us.
4. passageways
max ,   washington dc   (08.09.11)
Thanks to the israel Antiquities for uncovering these tunnels which were used by the Jewish People of Jerusalem to hide from foreign invaders who came to occupy the Temple.
5. According to legend
Sean Green ,   Pasadena, USA   (08.10.11)
The ark was smuggled from the temple using tunnels under jerusalem and buried for safe keeping within them. I don't believe it but I bet we may have a few second temple artifacts here, maybe if we are lucky some scrolls.
6. WRONG: Only 1/2 of tunnel cleared
Bufford ,   US   (08.09.11)
of the 600 meters of that drainage tunnel.
7. lies ,fake, illusion
km ja ,   gaza   (08.10.11)
we Palestinians belong to cannan civilization 1000BC what are you talking about you people even before your Jewish religion born stop lying to yourselves like the one who make a lie and believed it
8. Jewish Golden Bell on the maternal side?
observer ,   Egypt   (08.10.11)
The duct is Hebrew because it was dug from the right to the left. Prof Rafi Greenberg told me so and his saying was confirmed by Settler El'ad. The house was acquired by quasi-legal means, mainly to enhance the presentation of Jewish continuity. But, now the theme-park tourism has been prospering. The whole story and its only narrative were myth. All the story came exclusively only from
9. tunnel smuggling is after Jews'. Double Standard
observer ,   Egypt   (08.10.11)
10. Great work, but I fault the Antiquities Authority...
William ,   Israel   (08.10.11)
for allowing the grave desecration of our holiest site, the Temple Mount, by the Arab usurpers working 24/7 to destroy our historical and religious ties to the place, and our city.
11. #7: palestinian-arabs are not descendents of philistines!
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (08.10.11)
you palestinians arabs are not descendents of that Canaan civilization which extincted long before Mohammad so-call "take a journey by night from the "Sacred Mosque". (take note that Jerusalem wasn't even mentioned in koran. The ancient Philistines were not Arabs and had no ethnic or linguistic link with Arabia, but were mostly related to the Greeks. They did not speak Arabic.. Philistines as the “Sea Peoples”, who came from an area of the Aegean Sea, which is bordered by Greece and Turkey. "They were subsequently absorbed into the Babylonian and Persian empires, and disappear as a distinct group by the late 5th century BC." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philistines "In 1946, Arab historian Philip Hitti testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry that "there is no such thing as Palestine in history.” In 1947, Arab leaders protesting the UN partition plan argued that Palestine was part of Syria and “politically, the Arabs of Palestine (were) not (an) independent separate … political entity.” In 1947, the UN proposed a "Jewish" State and an "Arab" – not Palestinian – State. Efforts to organize a political leadership in 1948, in response to the establishment of Israel, soon collapsed. " http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3953601,00.html Palestinians are the Jews!
12. #7 - ok, prove it
William ,   Israel   (08.10.11)
provide some archaeological, genetic, and historical facts to support your claim. Every day, there is yet another find that binds Jews historically to this land, proves that "palestinians" are infact invaders, first in 7th century, then again in 1930s. Funny that you believe that Jews were ethnically cleansed in the 6th century BC and again by Romans in 70 CE, and population transfers through years of war, subsequent invasions by Byzantines, Crusaders, and Ottomans ...and Canaanites (your ancestors, you claim) were left completely untouched. Yeah....right.
13. #8 continues: Josephus Flavus
observer ,   Egypt   (08.10.11)
14. #7 - there was another find in the gutter
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (08.10.11)
a copy of koran (where it belongs bundled with the "memories of a pedophile" written by some amature named muhammed
15. Coinage found at site
Kate b ,   Uk   (08.10.11)
In the Telegraph, a coin was found with a menorah on it, Also zionists for freedom on some of the items. There were no items with Palestinians for freedom with their symbol of crossed swords tho. Odd that.
16. to #7 philistins r no palestinians, in cnaanite
ghostq   (08.10.11)
the name philistine means invader in cnaanite. and according to archyology, the philistins sacrified Babies, mass grave of babies skaletons were found in Ashkelon. just to let you know.
17. #7 km ja. Gaza
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (08.10.11)
"Lies fake illusion" a perfect description of how you're trying to deceive us Canaan, where EXACTLY can we see some vestiges of your civilization, coins, writing artifacts, with Canaanite markings on them (not Arabic) since the Arabs only arrived 1400 years ago ? You should know, if you already don't, that Philistines came from the Aegean (near Greece), so if you're claiming that's your origin, head on home, return to Greece Bon Voyage !!
18. Ynet: Can you check the embed code?
David ,   Israel   (08.14.11)
Ynet: Can you check the embed code? There seems to be an error. Thank you!
19. Palestinians & Jews
Ra'anan ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.15.11)
Actually, Zvi MiSinai (see Wikipedia) has gathered startling evidence that many Palestinians are descendents of Jews who never left & were forced to convert to Islam & I'm not talking just about the Syrian Jewish Dwek who was forced to become a Muslim & now has a descendent who heads Hamas, nor am I talking about the Moroccan Jewish Sheetreet family who were forced to become Muslims near Hebron, I'm talking about WHOLE VILLAGES & TRIBES that have MEZUZOTH, perform YIBUM, have TEFILLIN. It's so overwhelming that it dazes the mind & those who speak out on their Jewish origins are physically beaten & forced to RECONVERT to Islam. BTW, Eli Mandelbaum, you should be ashamed of yourself for using the CHRISTIAN acronym of "A.D.," meaning in the year of "Our Lord," referring to Jesus.
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