Shalom Pollack: The Museum That is Not

 

The most significant find of the most significant people in history was made recently on biblical Mt Eval.

On the mountain, overlooking the biblical city of Shechem was discovered the altar which Joshua built and sacrificed after entering the promised land.

As if this mind-blowing discovery was not enough, recently, the words of the bible peeked from under the ancient stones

A lead amulet with the words ``cursed, cursed. are those...", with the name of G-d was found near the altar. If that was not enough, the commandment of God to enter and conquer the land was also found! (Deuteronomy 27: 2-3)

These are the words exclaimed by the kohanim(priests) at the site alongside Joshua just as God prescribed in the bible.

More than the Dead Sea scrolls, Masada, the Western Wall, or any other important site of Jewish history, this find brings us back to the very moments of the entrance of the Jewish people into the promised land.

Imagine if other people in another land discovered proof of the very earliest roots of their nation in that land.

Now imagine if that nation was in a drawn-out bloody conflict with another population that claims that land is theirs and denies that the former has any history in it and simply made-up a colonial narrative in order to subjugate the "natives '.

I would expect that nation to build the most amazing museum on the spot and invite the world to bear witness.

Israel has not done so and has no plans to do so.

More; Israel will not even effectively protect the priceless national treasure from Arabs \who constantly attempt to destroy any trace of our history in our land, such as on Temple Mount and elsewhere.

The Israeli government acts as though these unique priceless sites are just a headache and would be happy if they were never discovered or just disappeared.

That would make life much less complicated for a modern, "normal" country (as Moshe Dayan announced when he gave the keys to our Temple Mount to the Muslim Waqf in 1967 when liberated in the miraculous Six-day War).

The museum that is not there (will it be?) is on the unique and beautiful biblical Mt Eval

I recommend a visit before it disappears at the hands of the "natives "

I intend to lead a group there in the near future God willing.

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I also recommend reading my book for a deeper understanding of Israel today.

"Jews, Israelis and Arabs" is available on Book Depository and Amazon