| International Standard Book Number |
9781546009276 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781546009252 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1546009256 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Spielman, Doron, author.
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| Title Statement |
When the stones speak : the remarkable discovery of the City of David and what Israel's enemies don't want you to know / Doron Spielman.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2025.
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| Physical Description |
xxix, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Victorian Explorers and the Search for Jerusalem -- Letting The Stones Speak -- The Battle for the City of David Goes Global -- The City of David Rises Again.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Since the founding of Israel in 1948, the Jewish people have faced nine wars against multiple enemies. Yet, beyond the physical conflicts, a deeper ideological battle has been waged against Israel and the Jewish people. This war, crafted by certain Arab leaders and echoed by international organizations like the United Nations, seeks to erase the Jewish people's ancestral ties to the land, casting them as outsiders, imposters, and "settlers." One thing, however, stands in the way of the denialists: the 3,800-year history of the City of David. Recent excavations in Jerusalem have revealed that just south of the Old City lies an older site, known as the City of David. Archeologists at the site are unearthing evidence that proves the Jewish people's origin story in the land for over three millennia. These findings threaten to deal a fatal blow to the propaganda and historical revisionism that have convinced many globally that Jews and Israelis are foreign outsiders with no connection to the land. Every shovel of dirt reveals that while others may claim to be indigenous to Jerusalem, the Jewish people are, in fact, more indigenous to the Land of Israel than perhaps any other group living anywhere in the world. This is the timely story of those who transformed City of David from a neglected hilltop village into one of the most important archeological heritage sites in the world, while facing powerful global institutions and terror groups that would do almost anything to keep this truth hidden. Highly relevant to the ongoing politicization of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book foreshadows the events and historical denialism that unfolded with Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. As former vice president of the City of David Foundation, Doron Spielman has guided numerous visitors-including donors, diplomats, professors, celebrities, and American politicians-on a journey into the City of David's tunnels. While often holding vastly different political views, these visitors agree on one thing: the story of the City of David must be told."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Jews History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Excavations (Archaeology) Jerusalem.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Propaganda, Anti-Israeli.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Jerusalem Antiquities.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Jerusalem History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Ir David (Jerusalem)
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