Synagogue Buried / Entombed?

Cross posted from Mystical Paths...

In all the various news this past week, this one was buried (pun intended) and I just completely missed it...Israel National News reports:

Abiding by a cabinet decision, the IDF left the synagogue standing in Sa-Nur. In Gaza, the synagogues were destroyed by Arab mobs. In Sa-Nur, the army faced a quandry. The solution? Bury it in sand...

Army experts decided that the only way to get rid of the synagogue, and stay within the spirit of the cabinet’s decision, was to bury it.

Monday, the IDF began burying Sa-Nur’s synagogue in sand. To make the job easier, army engineers decided to break down the synagogue’s interior walls. Tons of sand are being trucked in to fill up the prayer sanctuary and entomb it.

While the news of the destruction of synagogues in Gaza was a big news item, some how this wasn't worthy of note. But the world really is watching, what to do with unwanted Jewish holy places?

Well, we got lucky from the standpoint of not having the Israeli army destroy the ones in Gaza. But now we have an answer for the world. If you want to get rid of a synagogue, just cover it over.

Ribono Shel Olam, please protect us from our own stupid politicians.

Tagged Topic(s): israel, shomron

Posted by AkivaM at September 25, 2005 12:09 AM