Israel Runs Live Holy Site Internet Feed
Pastor Dale Morgan
Feb 15, 8:55 AM EST
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Israel Runs Live Holy Site Internet Feed*
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Thursday began broadcasting live images of a
contentious construction project on the Internet in an effort to allay
Muslim fears that the work would damage nearby Islamic shrines.
Israel began excavations last week to lay the ground to repair an
earthen ramp leading to the hilltop compound known as the Temple Mount
to Jews and as the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims. The work sparked
immediate protests at the site and condemnation from across the Muslim
and Arab world.
Three cameras at the site began broadcasting live images on Thursday and
will work around the clock, Israel Antiquities Authority spokeswoman
Osnat Goaz said.
"They film all angles of the works so people can view what's going there
all hours of the day," she said. "The works do not go anywhere near any
holy site and everybody can see that from the cameras."
However, angry Muslims said they were not satisfied with the cameras.
"This procedure is not enough," said Ismail Radwan, a spokesman for the
militant Palestinian group Hamas. "The Zionist enemy is engaging in
trickery and continuing its digging. We don't trust these procedures."
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