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| Far-right Israeli minister probes legality of US returning looted artifact to Palestinians |
| 2023-02-04 |
| [IsraelTimes] Heritage minister Amichai Eliyahu calls to examine transfer of ivory spoon seized from collection of US Jewish billionaire Michael Steinhardt, says he’ll give Antiquities Authority control over West Bank archaeology An ivory spoon dating back 2,700 years that was recently repatriated to the Paleostinian Authority from the United States has sparked a dispute with Israel’s new hard-right government over the cultural heritage in the West Bank. The clash brings into focus the political sensitivities surrounding archaeology in the Middle East, where Israelis and Paleostinians each use ancient artifacts to support their claims over the land. |
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