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| The Battle for Mt. Zion Continues The International Society for Sephardic Progress (ISFSP) announced that activities of its Committee to Save Mt. Zion have resulted in a success with a major announcement by Israeli President Moshe Katsav. The president has gone on the record in both the Jerusalem Post and other media outlets formally denying that the Vatican will be given the King David's Tomb Complex on Mt Zion in Jerusalem. In October, newspapers in Italy and London reported that a meeting in late November 2005 would possibly include the exchange of a portion of the much-beloved Jewish holy site known as the Kever David HaMelech (the traditional tomb of King David) for an empty building that at one time was a synagogue in Toledo, Spain. There are no Jews in Toledo; the community was devastated in the 14th century during bloody riots that preceded the Inquisition. Yet, with important news such as this, there seemed to be a media blackout in Israel. In response to this and to alert the public, the Committee to Save Mt. Zion was created. Investigation by the Committee led to documents including a purported draft deal between the Vatican and the State of Israel. Rabbinical authorities on Mt. Zion responded to the calls of the Committee to Save Mt. Zion to “go public” and they responded by declaring on three different Israel radio broadcasts that they had information to believe the Roman Catholic Church wants to built an extraterritorial Vatican in the Middle East right on Mt. Zion. On November 2, 2005 the Jerusalem Post reported President Katsav had openly denied the trade of Mt. Zion. They also reported the president of the Pontifical Council of Religious Relations with the Jews, Cardinal Walter Kasper denied the deal. The Committee to Save Mt. Zion is a project of the ISFSP in association with several dedicated journalists and activists residing in both Israel and the United States. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |