Dr. Eilat Mazar of Hebrew University...believes that remains from the First and Second Jewish Temple periods are currently below the Temple Mount in Jerusalem...."I am absolutely sure,” said Mazar in an interview with “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s ABC Radio, “in light of my very rich experience excavating Jerusalem for 30 years now, all these remains are waiting to be revealed. And if it can't be done nowadays because of all kinds of sensitivities, at least we should take care that it won't be ruined for future excavations when time comes."
...Mazar has accused the Wafq—Islamic custodians of the Temple Mount—of destroying artifacts, as well as conducting construction, in an attempt to turn the Temple Mount into a “giant mosque,” World Net Daily reported. She indicated that the supervision on the Wafq has been severely lacking, especially by four Israeli state agencies: police, the Antiquities Authority, the Jerusalem municipality and the Justice Ministry.
Although Mazar seems positive about her suspicions regarding the remains of the First and Second Temples, her belief seems to be based on nothing more than deductive reasoning, due to the fact that the site has never been properly excavated: "I think we will find all the remains starting from the First Temple period and remains of the Temple itself," she said in the radio interview. “I mean, no one took it out, it's there."
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Listen to the history of the Temple Mount on Aaron Klein’s interview with Dr. Eilat Mazar online.
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