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US envoy smashes wall dug under Palestinian homes in E. Jerusalem with SLEDGEHAMMER
Palestinians have fiercely criticized the symbolism behind a US ambassador swinging a sledgehammer as an endorsement of occupation and colonial practices, while the Israelis argue that history and archeology speak for themselves.
Several prominent US figures participated in the unveiling of a 2,000-year-old archeological site known as Pilgrims’ Road, right next to Temple Mount, with Palestinians furious over the idea of Americans hammering beneath their homes in East Jerusalem’s neighborhood of Silwan.
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