Can the two go together? Archaeology and sanctity at the Western Wall and surrounding area, 1967–1977

References

• Archival Sources
   Google Scholar
• Israel State Archives [=ISA], all in Hebrew
   Google Scholar
• GL-2603/2. June 7, 1967. Remarks of Prime Minister L. Eshkol in a Meeting with the Chief Rabbis and Spiritual Leaders of all of the Ethnic Communities in the State, June 7, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• G-12782/7. June 12, 1967. Protocol of a Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Status of the United Jerusalem, June 12, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• GL-2603/1. October 7, 1967. Y. Nissim to the Members of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, October 7, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. October 17, 1967. A. Eshek to the Foreign Minister, October 17, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. October 29, 1967. Protocol of the Sixth Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, October 29, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• ISA, A-7340/25. November 6, 1967. Chief Rabbis of Israel to the Minister of Religions, November 6, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. December 19, 1967. Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, December 19, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. December 27, 1967. S. Goren to the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, December 27, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• GL-2603/1. January 4, 1968. A. Biran to A. I. Druck, January 4, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• A-7341/1. January 17, 1968. M. I. Druck to A. Biran, January 17, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• G-6423/7. January 22, 1968. The Chief Rabbinate, January 22, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• A-7341/1. February 14, 1968. D. Perla to M.B. Yeshaya, February 14, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• GL-2603/1. February 20, 1968. A Question from MK Y. Tamir to Z. Warhaftig February 20, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• GL-21347/6. May 3, 1968. Y. Nissim to the Members of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, May 3, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• A-7341/1. August 2, 1968. The ‘Mahkama,’ August 2, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• HZ-4198/16. August 3, 1968. M. Benvenisti to the Foreign Ministry, August 3, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• GL-21347/6. August 19, 1968. S. Hillel to M. Benvenisti, August 19, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. October 18, 1968. Z. Warhaftig to the Minister of Justice, October 18, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. November 11, 1968. Protocol of a Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, November 11, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• GL-13816/14. November 13, 1968. Memorandum from a Meeting, November 13, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. March 11, 1969. M. Benvenisti to D. Perla, March 11, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. May 4, 1969. Protocol of a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, May 4, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• HZ-8394/14. July 13, 1969. M. Benvenisti to A. Sasson, July 13, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• HZ-8394/14. July 15, 1969. A. Sasson to the Deputy Prime Minister, July 15, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• A-7340/25. August 13, 1969. Protocol of a Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Holy Places, August 13, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• ISA, GL-6495/14. September 4, 1969. Y. Amiram to M. Kol, September 4, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• GL-13816/14. September 6, 1970. “ Archeological Excavations of the Ministry of Religions.” September 6, 1970.
   Google Scholar
• GL-12252/2. January 4, 1971. Minister’s Advisor to Z. Warhaftig, January 4, 1971.
   Google Scholar
• HZ-8374/14. December 22, 1971. Z. Cherlow to Minister of Justice, December 22, 1971.
   Google Scholar
• A-7341/2. Unsigned and Undated. Report on the Demolition of the Abu Saud Homes, Unsigned and Undated.
   Google Scholar
• A-7341/2. Undated. Yosef Sheinberger to the Minister of Religions, undated.
   Google Scholar
• Jerusalem Municipal Archives [=JMA], Container 2059. 1234. 41/10, [all in Hebrew]
   Google Scholar
• Teddy Kollek to Z. Barashi. July 31, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• Y. Nissim to T. Kollek. October 30, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• Remarks by the Minister of Religions at a press conference on. December 12, 1972.
   Google Scholar
• Newspapers, all in Hebrew
   Google Scholar
• “Next to Our Kotel.” June 9, 1967. Hatzofe, June 9, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “Difficulties Related to Transferring West Bank Sites to Parks Authority.” June 26, 1967. Haaretz, June 26, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “National Parks Authority Opposes Ministry of Religions’ Plans for the Western Wall.” July 20, 1967. Davar, July 20, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “Reconstruction Work Begins on the Western Wall Plaza.” July 23, 1967. Davar, July 23, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “Search for Temple Remains to Begin.” July 24, 1967. Yedioth Ahronoth, July 24, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “The Pope’s Guard of Dr. Warhaftig.” July 27, 1967. Davar, July 27, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “The NRP Strongly Protests Against Expropriating Sanctity of Western Wall.” August 4, 1967. Hatzofe, August 4, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “The Western Wall Will Not Be a Monument or Museum.” August 7, 1967. Davar, August 7, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “An Additional 82-Meter Segment of the Western Wall to be Exposed.” August 8, 1967. Ma`ariv, August 8, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “Various Hypotheses on the Structure Discovered by the Western Wall.” September 21, 1967. Maariv, September 21, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• Uzi Benzimam, “A Second Temple Layer was Exposed in the Southern Wall.” December 27, 1967. Haaretz, December 27, 1967.
   Google Scholar
• “Signs Removed: ‘Historic Site’ of Dept. of Antiquities at the ‘Southern Wall.’” February 23, 1968. Hatzofe, February 23, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Threatening to Raise A Storm Over the Excavations by the Western Wall.” February 29, 1968. Davar, February 29, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Students from the U.S. and Canada Join Excavations at Southern Wall.” Ma`ariv, April 22, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Rabbi Nissim Attacks in the U.S. – the Excavations by the Western Wall.” Ma`ariv, May 7, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Biblical Inscription from the 4th Century Discovered on a Stone at the Western Wall.” May 9, 1968. Maariv, May 9, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Rabbi Nissim Agrees to Excavations at ‘Both Western and Southern Wall.’” May 13, 1968. Yedioth Ahronoth, May 13, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “The Excavations at the Western Wall.” July 25, 1968. Davar, July 25, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Stone Inscriptions Discovered from Herodian Period.” July 5, 1968. Davar, July 5, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Untitled.” October 17, 1968. Davar, October 17, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “45 More Meters of Western Wall Exposed.” March 11, 1969. Davar, March 11, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• “Scuffle Between Religious [Jews] and Archeologists.” July 23, 1969. Davar, July 23, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• “Synagogue Opened at the Western Wall.” July 30, 1968. Hatzofe, July 30, 1968.
   Google Scholar
• “Strong Disagreement between Chief Rabbis on Sanctity of Walls Around Temple Mount.” August 6, 1969. Ma`ariv, August 6, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• “Missionaries Working at Western Wall Excavations.” August 20, 1969. Ma`ariv, August 20, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• “What Was Discovered and What Will Be Done There.” September 21, 1969. Davar, September 21, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• “The Chief Rabbinate Opposes Excavations at the Western Wall.” October 19, 1969. Maariv, October 19, 1969.
   Google Scholar
• “Committee of Experts to Determine the Bounds of the Excavations at the Western Wall.” March 22, 1970. Ma`ariv, March 22, 1970.
   Google Scholar
• “We All Dreamt of Digging in this Jerusalem.” May 29, 1970. Ma`ariv, May 29, 1970.
   Google Scholar
• “Largest of Western Wall Stones Found To Date Uncovered.” October 14, 1970. Ma`ariv, October 14, 1970.
   Google Scholar
• “Minister of Religions: So Far, Half the Length of the Western Wall Exposed.” October 28, 1970. Maariv, October 28, 1970.
   Google Scholar
• “Dayan: The Main Thing is to Expose the Wall from the Second Temple Period – and to Reconstruct It.” August 2, 1971. Davar, August 2, 1971.
   Google Scholar
• “Won’t Resume Before Completing Survey and Receiving License.” December 14, 1972. Davar, December 14, 1972.
   Google Scholar
• Books and articles
   Google Scholar
• Abu el-Haj, Nadia. 2002. Facts on the Ground: Archaeological Practice and Territorial Self-Fashioning in Israeli Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
   Google Scholar
• A New Chapter in the History of the Western Wall. 1972. Jerusalem: Ministry of Religion [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Bahat, Dan. 2002. The Western Wall Tunnel: Touching the Stones of our Heritage. Jerusalem: Hakeren Lemoreshet Hakotel Hamàaravi [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Bar, Doron. 2015. “The Struggle Over the Western Wall (1967–1973).” In Study of Jerusalem Through the Ages, edited by Yehoshua Ben Arieh, Aviva Halamish, Ora Limor, Rehav Rubin, and Ronny Reich, 318–346. Jerusalem: Yad Ben Zvi [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Ben-Dov, Meir. 1982. In the Shadow of the Temple: The Discovery of Ancient Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Keter [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Benvenisti, Meron. 1973. Facing the Sealed Wall. Tel Aviv: Weidenfeld and Nicolson [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Ben-Yehuda, Nachman. 2002. Sacrificing Truth: Archaeology and the Myth of Masada. Amherst, NY: Humanity Books.
   Google Scholar
• Benziman, Uzi. 1973. Jerusalem: A City Without Walls. Tel Aviv: Schocken [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Cohen-Hattab, Kobi. 2016. “Designing Holiness: Architectural Plans for the Design of the Western Wall Plaza After the Six Day War, 1967–1977.” Israel Studies 21 (3): 126–152. doi: 10.2979/israelstudies.21.3.07
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Feige, Michael. 1998. “Archaeology, Anthropology and the Development Town: Constructing the Israeli Place.” Zion 62 (4): 441–459 [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Feige, Michael, and Shiloni, Zvi, eds. 2008. Archeology and Nationalism in Eretz-Yisrael. Sde Boker: Makhon Ben-Gurion [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Kampinski, Aharon. 1994. “The Influence of Archeology on Society and Culture in Israel.” Ariel 100–101, 179–190 [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Kohl, Philip L., and Clare Pawcett, eds. 1996. Nationalism, Politics and the Practice of Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Kollek, Teddy. 1979. For Jerusalem: A Life. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
   Google Scholar
• Liebman, Charles S., and Eliezer Don-Yehiya. 1983. “The Dilemma of Reconciling Traditional Culture and Political Needs.” Comparative Politics 16 (1): 53–66. doi: 10.2307/421595
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mazar, Benjamin. 1975. The Mountain of the Lord: Excavating in Jerusalem. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
   Google Scholar
• Mazar, Benjamin. 1978. “Herodian Jerusalem in the Light of the Excavations South and Southwest of the Temple Mount.” Israel Exploration Journal 28: 29–41.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mazar, Eilat. 2003–2007. The Temple Mount Excavations in Jerusalem, 1968-1978, Directed by Benjamin Mazar, Final Reports. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University.
   Google Scholar
• Meskell, Lynn. ed. 1998. Archaeology Under Fire: Nationalism, Politics and Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. London: Routlidge.
   Google Scholar
• Shavit, Yaakov. 1997. “Archaeology, Political Culture and Culture in Israel.” In The Archaeology of Israel edited by Neil A. Silberman and David Small, 48–61. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press.
   Google Scholar
• Silberman, Neil A. 1998. Between Past and Present: Archaeology, Ideology and Nationalism in the Modern Middle East. New York: H. Holt.
   Google Scholar
• Smith, Anthony D. 2000. The Nation in History: Historiographical Debates about Ethnicity and Nationalism. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.
   Google Scholar
• Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem. 1973. Findings of the Archeological Excavations at the Walls of the Temple Mount. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society.
   Google Scholar
• Warhaftig, Zerach. 1998. Fifty-One Years. Jerusalem: Yad Shapira [ Hebrew].
   Google Scholar
• Yadin, Yigael. 1971. Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial Rome. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
   Google Scholar
• Yadin, Yigael. 1973. Masada: Herod’s Fortress and the Zealots’ Last Stand. London: Sphere.
   Google Scholar
• Yadin, Yigael. 1975. Hazor: The Rediscovery of a Great Citadel of the Bible. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
   Google Scholar
• Zerubavel, Yael. 1995. Recovered Roots: Collective Memory and the Making of Israeli National Tradition. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
   Google Scholar