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    Source: http://mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/48859-the-rock-of-our-existence.html



    The Rock of Our Existence

    First of all, let me thank you for inviting me to address this important conference.

    I am neither a professor nor a doctor. Indeed, the highest academic title I ever achieved was SEC (Seventh Elementary Class). But like many members of my generation, from early youth I took a profound interest in archeology.

    I shall try to explain why. When asking themselves about my connection with archeology, some of you will think about Moshe Dayan. After the June 1967 war, Dayan was a national – even international – idol. He was also known for his obsession with archeology. My magazine, Haolam Hazeh, investigated his activities and found that they were highly destructive. He started digging alone and collecting artifacts all over the country. Since the primary aim of archeology is not simply to discover artifacts but also to date them, and thus to put together a picture of the consecutive history of the site, Dayan’s uncontrolled digging created havoc. The fact that he used army resources only worsened matters.

    Then we discovered that not only did Dayan expropriate the artifacts which he found (which by law belonged to the state) and stock them at his home, but he had also become an international dealer, getting rich by selling articles “from the personal collection of Moshe Dayan”.

    Publishing these facts and speaking about them in the Knesset bestowed on me a singular distinction. At the time, a public opinion institute identified every year the “most hated person” in Israel. That year, I attained that honor.

    However, the important question does not concern Dayan’s morals but a much more profound matter: Why were Dayan and so many of us at the time concerned with archeology, a science considered by many people as a rather dreary business?

    It held for us a profound fascination.

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    More to follow . . .
    Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
    Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
    But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

    go with the flow the river knows . . .

    Frank

    I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

  • #2
    So far, it reveals much about... Moshe Dayan. FWIW, I've never heard the name before.
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    • #3
      He was, among other things, the Defense Minister during the Six Day War -- quite a colorful figure. He became the symbol of Israeli military success for a short period of time.
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • #4
        so... not a professional archaeologist?
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        • #5
          Source: http://mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/48859-the-rock-of-our-existence.html



          That Zionist generation was the first one born in the country (though I myself was born in Germany). For their parents, Palestine was an abstract homeland, a land they had dreamed about in the synagogues of Poland and Ukraine. For their native-born sons and daughters it was a natural homeland. They were yearning for roots.

          They trekked to every corner, spent nights around a campfire, came to know every hill and valley. For them, the Talmud and all the religious texts were a bore.

          The Talmud and other scriptures had sustained the Jews in the Diaspora for centuries, but evoked no interest here. The new generation embraced the Hebrew Bible with unbounded enthusiasm, not as a religious book (almost all of us were atheists) but as an unequalled masterpiece of Hebrew literature. Since they were also the first generation for whom the rejuvenated Hebrew was their mother tongue, they fell in love with the lively, concrete Biblical Hebrew language. The much more sophisticated, abstract language of the Talmud and other later books repelled them.

          The Biblical events had taken place in the country they knew. The Biblical battles had been fought in the valleys they knew, the kings had been crowned and buried in the localities they knew intimately.

          They had looked at night at the stars of Megiddo, where the Egyptians had fought the first recorded battle in history (and where, according to the Christian New Testament, the last battle – the battle of Armageddon – will take place). They stood on Mount Carmel, where the prophet Elias had slaughtered the priests of Baal. They had visited Hebron, where Abraham had been buried by his two sons, Ishmael and Isaac, fathers of the Arabs and the Jews.

          This passionate attachment to the country was by no means preordained. Indeed, Palestine played no role in the birth of modern political Zionism.

          As I have mentioned before, the founding father, Theodor Herzl, did not think about Palestine when he invented what became known as Zionism. He hated Palestine and its climate. Especially, he hated Jerusalem, which to him was a foul and dirty town.

          In the first draft of his idea, which was addressed to the Rothschild family, the land of his dream was Patagonia, in Argentina. There, in recent times, a genocide had taken place, and the land was almost empty.

          It was only the sentiments of the Jewish masses in Eastern Europe that compelled Herzl to redirect his efforts towards Palestine. In his founding book, Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), the relevant chapter is less than a page long and entitled “Palestine or Argentina”. The Arab population is not mentioned at all.

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          Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
          Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
          But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

          go with the flow the river knows . . .

          Frank

          I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
            so... not a professional archaeologist?
            Not even - more like a gold digger. Great military strategist, but "old school".
            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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            • #7
              Source: http://mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/48859-the-rock-of-our-existence.html



              Once the Zionist movement directed its thoughts towards Palestine, the ancient history of this country became a hot issue.

              The Zionist claim to Palestine was solely based on the Biblical history of the Exodus, the conquest of Canaan, the kingdoms of Saul, David and Solomon and the events of those times. Since almost all the founding fathers were avowed atheists, they could hardly base themselves on the “fact” the God had personally promised the land to the seed of Abraham.

              So, with the coming of the Zionists to Palestine, a frantic archeological search started. The country was combed for real, scientific proof that the Biblical story was not just a bunch of myths, but real honest-to-God history. (Pun intended.) Christian Zionists came even earlier.

              There started a veritable attack on archeological sites. The upper layers of Ottoman and Mamelukes, Arabs and Crusaders, Byzantines and Romans and Greeks and Persians were uncovered and removed in order to lay bare the ancient layer of the Children of Israel and to prove the Bible right.

              Huge efforts were made. David Ben-Gurion, a self-appointed Biblical scholar, led the effort. The Chief of Staff of the army, Yigael Yadin, the son of an archeologist, and himself a professional archeologist, searched ancient sites to prove that the Conquest of Canaan really happened. Alas, no proof.

              When remnants of the bones of Bar Kochba’s fighters were discovered in Judean desert caves, they were buried on Ben-Gurion’s orders in a big military ceremony. The uncontested fact that Bar Kochba had caused perhaps the greatest catastrophe in Jewish history was glossed over.

              And the result? Incredible as it sounds, four generations of devoted archeologists, with a burning conviction and huge resources, did produce exactly:

              Nothing.

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              See more at: http://mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/48....WoMx4TtL.dpuf
              Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
              Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
              But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

              go with the flow the river knows . . .

              Frank

              I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                Not even - more like a gold digger. Great military strategist, but "old school".
                It's looking like a more accurate thread title would be "keynote address reveals much about the biases of the speaker." Typical shunya.
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                • #9
                  Yigael Yadin did not concentrate on pre-exilic Israel. Israeli commentator Uri Avnery – real name Helmut Osterman - wrote this piece, and he intentionally mislabels Yadin's area of interest. I must ask for what purpose would he do that other than to try to score an unchecked rhetorical point from his fellow Tubingen school of thought audience.
                  That's what
                  - She

                  Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                  - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                  I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                    Yigael Yadin did not concentrate on pre-exilic Israel. Israeli commentator Uri Avnery – real name Helmut Osterman - wrote this piece, and he intentionally mislabels Yadin's area of interest. I must ask for what purpose would he do that other than to try to score an unchecked rhetorical point from his fellow Tubingen school of thought audience.
                    How does this differ from the fellow down in the outhouse who uses a different name? Other than the fact Uri's been using his since before any of us (excepting perhaps Jed) was born?

                    And with regard to your suggestion of mislabeling:
                    The Chief of Staff of the army, Yigael Yadin, the son of an archeologist, and himself a professional archeologist, searched ancient sites to prove that the Conquest of Canaan really happened.

                    I'm sure we'll all be pleased to hear how Hazor wasn't pre-exilic. Seriously, Bill. That's a pretty dull hatchet job. I think you'd do better concentrating on the nudes on the back page of Haolam Hazeh.

                    As ever, Jesse

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by lao tzu View Post
                      How does this differ from the fellow down in the outhouse who uses a different name? Other than the fact Uri's been using his since before any of us (excepting perhaps Jed) was born?

                      Well, considering he was classified as a terrorist when he began using it.. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.

                      And with regard to your suggestion of mislabeling:
                      The Chief of Staff of the army, Yigael Yadin, the son of an archeologist, and himself a professional archeologist, searched ancient sites to prove that the Conquest of Canaan really happened.

                      I'm sure we'll all be pleased to hear how Hazor wasn't pre-exilic.
                      I need to look past his latest works . He wrote a few books about Hazor in the mid 60s and early 70s and then moved to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bar Kokhba eras.

                      But the good thing is that his discoveries in Hazor prove Avner's quip about "nothing being found" as completely empty rhetoric.

                      Seriously, Bill. That's a pretty dull hatchet job.
                      No. The "keynote" address was the real hatchet job. It was seriously lacking on factual evidence and was done by a glorified politician.


                      I think you'd do better concentrating on the nudes on the back page of Haolam Hazeh.
                      And you know what they say about opinions, right?
                      That's what
                      - She

                      Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                      - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                      I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                      - Stephen R. Donaldson

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                        It's looking like a more accurate thread title would be "keynote address reveals much about the biases of the speaker." Typical shunya.
                        This is just information for discussion. I give no opinion one way or another.
                        Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
                        Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
                        But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

                        go with the flow the river knows . . .

                        Frank

                        I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post
                          This is just information for discussion. I give no opinion one way or another.
                          Your chosen thread title revealed your opinion, as if it wasn't already well-known.
                          Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom

                          Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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                          I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist

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                          • #14
                            Source: http://mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/48859-the-rock-of-our-existence.html



                            From the beginning of the effort to this very day, not a single piece of evidence of the ancient history was found. Not a single indication that the exodus from Egypt, the basis of Jewish history, ever happened. Nor of the 40 years of wandering in the desert. No evidence of the conquest of Canaan, as described at length in the Book of Joshua. The mighty King David, whose kingdom extended — according to the Bible — from the Sinai peninsula to the north of Syria, did not leave a trace. (Lately an inscription with the name David was discovered, but with no indication that this David was a king.)

                            Israel appears for the first time in sound archeological findings in Assyrian inscriptions, which describe a coalition of local kingdoms which tried to stop the Assyrian advance into Syria. Among others, King Ahab of Israel is mentioned as the chief of a considerable military contingent. Ahab, who ruled today’s Samaria (in the north of the occupied West Bank) from 871 BC until 852 BC was not beloved by God, though the Bible describes him as a war hero. He marks the beginning of the entry of Israel into proven history.

                            All these are negative pieces of evidence suggesting that the early Biblical story is invented. Since practically no trace whatsoever of the early Biblical story has been found, does this prove that it is all fiction?

                            Perhaps not. But real proof does exist.

                            Egyptology is a scientific discipline that is separate from Palestinian archeology. But Egyptology proves conclusively that the Biblical history until King Ahab is indeed fiction.

                            Up to now, many tens of thousands of Egyptian documents have been deciphered, and the work is still going on. After the Hyksos from Asia invaded Egypt in 1730 BC, the Pharaohs of Egypt took very great pains to watch the happenings in Palestine and Syria. Year after year, Egyptian spies, traders and soldiers reported in great detail on events in every town of Canaan. Not a single item has been found, telling of anything remotely resembling Biblical events. (A single mention of “Israel” on an Egyptian stele is believed to refer to a small territory in the south of Palestine.)

                            Even if one would like to believe that the Bible only exaggerates real events, the fact is that not even a tiny mention of the exodus, the conquest of Canaan or King David has been found. They just did not happen.

                            Is this important? Yes and no.

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                            See more at: http://mwcnews.net/focus/analysis/48....WoMx4TtL.dpuf
                            Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
                            Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
                            But will they come when you do call for them? Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Act III:

                            go with the flow the river knows . . .

                            Frank

                            I do not know, therefore everything is in pencil.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by shunyadragon View Post
                              ... They just did not happen.
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                              That's what
                              - She

                              Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                              - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                              I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                              - Stephen R. Donaldson

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