it was like you know an alien spacecraft landing in the middle of Jerusalem
landing in the middle of Jerusalem
landing in the middle of Jerusalem here’s a stone with an inscription that
here’s a stone with an inscription that
here’s a stone with an inscription that is actually quoted from the Jewish Bible
is actually quoted from the Jewish Bible
is actually quoted from the Jewish Bible and that proves that a Jewish temple
and that proves that a Jewish temple
and that proves that a Jewish temple actually stood in Jerusalem here is a
actually stood in Jerusalem here is a
actually stood in Jerusalem here is a proof that our national heritage is it
proof that our national heritage is it
proof that our national heritage is it can be basically now we can touch it we
can be basically now we can touch it we
can be basically now we can touch it we can we can smell it we can go see it we
can we can smell it we can go see it we
can we can smell it we can go see it we can think all children this is where we
can think all children this is where we
can think all children this is where we came from the Israel Antiquities
came from the Israel Antiquities
came from the Israel Antiquities Authority urgently wanted to know how
Authority urgently wanted to know how
Authority urgently wanted to know how the owner whoever he was had come by
the owner whoever he was had come by
the owner whoever he was had come by such an artifact of national and
such an artifact of national and
such an artifact of national and historical importance Amir ganor the
historical importance Amir ganor the
historical importance Amir ganor the authority’s chief investigator pumped
authority’s chief investigator pumped
authority’s chief investigator pumped his contacts in the market for
his contacts in the market for
his contacts in the market for information he suspected it had been
information he suspected it had been
information he suspected it had been illegally looted
but the word on the street told a
but the word on the street told a different story as journalists Boesky on
different story as journalists Boesky on
different story as journalists Boesky on soon discovered I traveled to Jerusalem
soon discovered I traveled to Jerusalem
soon discovered I traveled to Jerusalem and started to dig and try and find out
and started to dig and try and find out
and started to dig and try and find out who the owner of this new tablet is and
who the owner of this new tablet is and
who the owner of this new tablet is and the people in the antique industry who
the people in the antique industry who
the people in the antique industry who who you know do not like to expose their
who you know do not like to expose their
who you know do not like to expose their their identity was they told me the
their identity was they told me the
their identity was they told me the straightaway that they think it’s a hoax
whether it was a hoax or loot or their
whether it was a hoax or loot or their genuine article
genuine article
genuine article American or was determined to track down
American or was determined to track down
American or was determined to track down the owner and the tablet itself which
the owner and the tablet itself which
the owner and the tablet itself which had now disappeared again
had now disappeared again
had now disappeared again he had many rumors to follow but it
he had many rumors to follow but it
he had many rumors to follow but it would take a long time to get a clear
would take a long time to get a clear
would take a long time to get a clear picture for the old public the months of
picture for the old public the months of
picture for the old public the months of detective work finally led him to Tel
detective work finally led him to Tel
detective work finally led him to Tel Aviv with Israel’s modern commercial
Aviv with Israel’s modern commercial
Aviv with Israel’s modern commercial capital and in a fashionable residential
capital and in a fashionable residential
capital and in a fashionable residential quarter to the home of a businessman one
quarter to the home of a businessman one
quarter to the home of a businessman one of Israel’s leading antiquity collectors
of Israel’s leading antiquity collectors
of Israel’s leading antiquity collectors Oded Golan
the land has been collecting ancient
the land has been collecting ancient artifacts since he was a boy here you
artifacts since he was a boy here you
artifacts since he was a boy here you are looking now at the oldest the most
are looking now at the oldest the most
are looking now at the oldest the most ancient dictionary ever found in the
ancient dictionary ever found in the
ancient dictionary ever found in the world I found it when I was 10 years old
world I found it when I was 10 years old
world I found it when I was 10 years old he admitted he’d been helping to sell
he admitted he’d been helping to sell
he admitted he’d been helping to sell the missing stone tablet but denied that
the missing stone tablet but denied that
the missing stone tablet but denied that he had ever been its owner
he had ever been its owner
he had ever been its owner he was a dealer Palestinian dealer who
he was a dealer Palestinian dealer who
he was a dealer Palestinian dealer who had a shop in East Jerusalem Abu Yasser
had a shop in East Jerusalem Abu Yasser
had a shop in East Jerusalem Abu Yasser was his nickname I didn’t have enough
was his nickname I didn’t have enough
was his nickname I didn’t have enough money to buy it and they asked me if I
money to buy it and they asked me if I
money to buy it and they asked me if I can help him to sell it or to offering
can help him to sell it or to offering
can help him to sell it or to offering to somebody and I had actually only one
to somebody and I had actually only one
to somebody and I had actually only one condition it should stay in a museum for
condition it should stay in a museum for
condition it should stay in a museum for the public 700 thousands of dollars but
the public 700 thousands of dollars but
the public 700 thousands of dollars but the authorities weren’t convinced by the
the authorities weren’t convinced by the
the authorities weren’t convinced by the story and what made them highly
story and what made them highly
story and what made them highly suspicious was that the same collector
suspicious was that the same collector
suspicious was that the same collector Oded Golan had recently been involved in
Oded Golan had recently been involved in
Oded Golan had recently been involved in another sensational discovery which has
another sensational discovery which has
another sensational discovery which has suddenly appeared
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