Iraq to the United States: Give us back our Torahs
Jun 8, 2012 7:01:05 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Jun 8, 2012 7:01:05 GMT -5
Iraq to the United States: Give us back our Torahs and Talmuds
Baghdad officials claim the US took away thousands of ancient Babylonian artifacts in 2006
he United States has taken hold of 90 percent of Iraq’s national archives, and is refusing to return thousands of precious Jewish documents and manuscripts, Iraqi government officials are claiming.
According to Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, in 2006, American authorities received some 3,000 ancient documents and 1,700 artifacts dating back to the Babylonian era through an agreement with Iraq’s Antiquities Authority for the purpose of restoration. However, the officials now say, the US is still “holding the artifacts prisoner” in what they term “a cultural Guantanamo.”
www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-government-to-the-united-states-return-our-torah-scrolls/
Baghdad officials claim the US took away thousands of ancient Babylonian artifacts in 2006
he United States has taken hold of 90 percent of Iraq’s national archives, and is refusing to return thousands of precious Jewish documents and manuscripts, Iraqi government officials are claiming.
According to Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, in 2006, American authorities received some 3,000 ancient documents and 1,700 artifacts dating back to the Babylonian era through an agreement with Iraq’s Antiquities Authority for the purpose of restoration. However, the officials now say, the US is still “holding the artifacts prisoner” in what they term “a cultural Guantanamo.”
www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-government-to-the-united-states-return-our-torah-scrolls/