PLO exploits Corona crisis to destroy Jewish heritage sites
According to this report, the PLO's taking advantage of the Coronavirus shutdown to take over and desecrate a Hasmonaen era fortress:
The Palestinian Authority, taking advantage of the absence of Civil Administration inspectors during the coronavirus shutdown, is consolidating its takeover of Tel Aroma, a Hasmonean fortress in Samaria, according to Israeli NGO Regavim.This is abominable indeed, and Israeli authorities are going to have to start taking serious action. This cannot be allowed to continue.
The NGO, which according to its website aims to "ensure responsible, legal, accountable and environmentally friendly use of Israel's national lands and the return of the rule of law to all areas and aspects of the land and its preservation," reported that on Sunday a fleet of heavy engineering tools from the PA and the Beta Village Council arrived at Tel Aroma and paved a road leading toward the remains of the fortress.
Situated on a commanding ridge controlling the passage between the Jordan Valley and the heart of Samaria, the Tel Aroma Fortress is the northernmost of eight fortresses established by the Hasmonean Kingdom to protect Israel's eastern border.
In recent months, the PA has been making concerted efforts and investing considerable resources to take over the site, installing generators and perimeter lighting, erecting tents alongside a huge flagpost platform, and manning them around the clock. Senior PA and Beta Municipality officials recently held a ceremony at which the fortress was declared a "Palestinian Heritage Site," a claim that purportedly affords them the "right" to carry out the work that according to Regavim has caused the destruction of the fortress wall and reservoirs.
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