PERNICIOUS IRAQ ANTIQUITY

Its a sad state of affairs when people try to do their utmost to eradicate the memory of a people. It is particularly pernicious termed by the heavenly Father; when those same people claim that they honor prophets. I was reading an old article regarding the tomb of prophet Ezekiel in Iraq.

Prof. Shmuel Moreh, the Chairman of the Association of Jewish Academics from Iraq, Israel Prize Laureate in Arabic Literature and emeritus Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has indicted that the Arabic news stories have tipped him that the Archeological Authority in Iraq has started a campaign to erase the Jewish aspects of the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel and the original inlay Hebrew inscriptions have been destroyed and covered by new Arabic inscriptions and Islamic symbols.

Here is an extract, paraphrased from an Arabic translation of the Ur News agency report:

The officials of the Department of Antiquities and Heritage say that their restoration programme will continue until 2011 and is designed to carry out essential maintenance and prevent the dome and roof from collapsing. But their hidden purpose, sources say, is the removal of features that emphasize a historical connection with the Jews who built the shrine and lived in the city for hundreds of years after the Babylonian exile.

Hebrew writings will or already has been erased from the site and from the room that houses the shrine. Restoration work includes skimming the walls, 3 metres high in the yard, 2 metres high inside the shrine. Sources say that the media are not allowed to take pictures and visits to the shrine are limited to pilgrims. The city of Kifl contains tens of thousands of acres of land belonging to the Jewish community before their displacement from Iraq in the last century. The majority of tenants' shops around the shrine still pay rent to their original Jewish owners through accredited mediators.

Iraq — the Biblical Mesopotamia — is almost as rich in Jewish history as the Land of Israel. The tomb of the prophet Ezekiel dates back to the Babylonian exile in the sixth century BCE. It was there in Iraq that Abraham discovered monotheism, and it is where the prophets Ezra, Nehemiah, Nahum, Jonah and Daniel are all buried.

Boris Celser is a Canadian. Contact him at celser@telusplanet.net

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The truth is that Islam does not honor the REAL prophets or any artifacts except their own. Doing their utmost to eradicate every civilization except their own; is a crime against humanity and the spiritual law of God. Prophet Isaiah warned the people not to make all the fields one.