2 000 ans trop tard : l’Autorité palestinienne recrute les Hasmonéens et Hérode comme Palestiniens
Une section de l’aqueduc inférieur de Jérusalem, vieux de 2 000 ans et datant de la période hasmonéenne, découverte lors de fouilles archéologiques près du kibboutz Ramat Rachel, octobre 2026. Photo : Emil Aladjem/Autorité des…
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The Palestinian Authority is claiming Hasmonean and Herodian archaeological sites as Palestinian heritage, a move that rewrites 2,000 years of Jewish history in the region. This is not an academic dispute but a political weapon: if the PA can get international bodies to recognize these sites as Palestinian, it strengthens their territorial and historical claims against Israel. Watch for UNESCO or other cultural agencies to be drawn into this fight, as the PA has a track record of using heritage politics to advance statehood narratives.