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Syria Complains to UN about Israeli Archeological Dig - in Syria?


(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - On Oct. 17, Israel's Ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama Hacohen received a letter from UNESCO informing him that "Syrian authorities have brought to our attention the fact that archeological excavations in the village of Bir Ajam in the Governate of Quanta have been taking place since 11 July 2016." The village is in an area of the Golan Heights that was captured by Israel from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967 but returned to Syria in 1974.
2016-10-28 00:00:00
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