[tgs]

Originally posted by alexbmn
as If they needed this to vindicate Jewish claims to the Temple mount. What about all of the archeological and historical records of the second temple? Better yet, what about preventing Jews to approach their holiest place. Oh, it upsets Muslims who Islamized it ~1350 years ago, and even today continue to plunder and descerate it.
I woud be surprised if the money they got for it did not go into bombmaking "industry"!

[Fegasderty]

Whoever does call themselves Amalekites must surely be aware of the implication. Implacable enemy would be an understatement.

[Fegasderty]

That's not the point. It is the message itself. Would you walk into Sioux owned business and tell people you see yourself as the New Custer? Or go to an MLK service this week wearing a James Earl Ray mask?

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

I doubt the PA is seriously considering rewriting pre Islamic history. It's really not up for debate whether the first temple existed or not. What the PA is engaged in is an active program to erase all post Mohammedan Jewish history of Jerusalem. A systematic program of defacement, artifact destruction and flooding to eradicate all Jewish evidence in Jerusalem from the 7th Century CE onward.

[Beerinkol]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
I doubt the PA is seriously considering rewriting pre Islamic history. It's really not up for debate whether the first temple existed or not. What the PA is engaged in is an active program to erase all post Mohammedan Jewish history of Jerusalem. A systematic program of defacement, artifact destruction and flooding to eradicate all Jewish evidence in Jerusalem from the 7th Century CE onward. The PA is rewriting early history as well. That is one reason for the Baal postage stamp that the PA put out, and Palestinians recasting themselves as "Canaanites" and "Amalekites." This post by Gatorade some time ago reports his friend's experience learning about Palestinian interpretation of early history - http://www.israelforum.com/board/sho...2495#post12495