The Canadian government says it will not act upon a request by the Jordanian government that it seize the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls, now on their last day of display at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.Discovered in 1947 by Bedouin tribesmen in caves bordering Israel and Jordan, the 100,000 fragments of ancient religious parchment and papyrus manuscripts have been a source of conflict between Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians — who all claim ownership.
Jordan formally asked Canada to seize the 16 scrolls, which have been on display at the ROM since last June. Jan. 3 is the last day the scrolls will be exhibited.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Battles over religious items continue
Same as it ever was....
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Moe has something to do with this, I'm sure of it. He was there last week.
Ah, good! Someone to blame!
If you read those old scrolls like they were blog posts, they're really good! :)
Ha! But did they have lolcats and the latest viral YouTube?
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