Since the above picture the town of Bethlehem has grown several fold and where once Mother Rachel's Tomb was in an open area on the road side. Today it stands in the center of the town with one of the main streets passing right next to it.
Since 1948 Muslims have created their own cemetery surrounding the building on three sides.
For political purposes, Muslims claim that Rachel's Tomb is one of their burial plots and that it contains a Muslim notable rather than Mother Rachel.
Note that in these photos from the early 1900's no Muslim cemetary exists near the Tomb.
The new Rachel's Tomb consists of the previous structure housed within the expanded and reinforced edifice.
New additions include the 2 guard towers in the above picture. This new Rachel's Tomb complex is a modern and stately building that has been designed to protect the tomb and those inside, yet it's interior retains the intimacy and unique serenity that has been characteristic of Rachel's Tomb.
The Committee For Rachel's Tomb
Me gustaría que en la primer imagen [Circa 1900] alguien me indicara dónde está el famoso cementerio, y -de paso y si se anima- la tan venerada mezquita.
La segunda imagen [actual] muestra el muro que -íntimamente- deseo que los árabes palestinos de una vez por todas intenten sobrepasarlo, para que les pase... lo que todo el mundo sabe que les va a pasar.
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2 comentarios:
¡Gracias! Excelentes las fotos... Igual no era un "reclamo". Muy bueno el blog, lo sigo hace mucho tiempo. Excelentes muchos de tus posts. ¡Saludos!
Bueno, el Islam se inventa hace 1500 años, y uno de sus "notables" está en una tumba de 3000 años de antigüedad. Creo que está escrito en una sira llamada "al carajo con la lógica".
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