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You might think that one place safe from the vitriolic attacks of Haredi fanatics would be an ancient synagogue.\u00a0 From Ynet<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

In another case of vandalism at one of Israel<\/a>\u2018s antiquities sites, the mosaic floor of the ancient synagogue<\/a> in Hamat Tverya National Park was discovered Tuesday morning to have been badly \u2013 and intentionally \u2013 damaged.<\/p>\n

Workers at Hamat Tverya arrived Tuesday morning to discover that vandals had broken in overnight and cracked and spray-painted the floor of the oldest Byzantine-era<\/a> synagogue in Israel.<\/p>\n

The graffiti indicated that it was an act of revenge by a known group of Haredi zealots.\u00a0 It is in retaliation for archeological digs that have dug up supposedly Jewish graves.\u00a0 One said, \u201cOne site for every grave.\u201d\u00a0 Another named the director of the Israel Antiquities Authority as the target.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I may be an atheist, but my connection to Judaism is our cultural heritage, much of which includes religious art and architecture.\u00a0 The pictures are just heartbreaking.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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