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Even more outrageous considering Israel stole the scrolls from Jordan after the 1967 war.
They claim that, but they are wrong: "They were purchased by Prof. Mazar, Yigael Yadin ... and brought to Jerusalem, where they were on display at the Rockefeller Museum." "Jordan alleges that the scrolls were stolen from the Rockefeller Museum..." "The museum was run by an international board of trustees until 1966, when it was nationalized [read: Stolen] by King Hussein of Jordan." And in any case they were owned b…
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They claim that, but they are wrong: "They were purchased by Prof. Mazar, Yigael Yadin ... and brought to Jerusalem, where they were on display at the Rockefeller Museum." "Jordan alleges that the scrolls were stolen from the Rockefeller Museum..." "The museum was run by an international board of trustees until 1966, when it was nationalized [read: Stolen] by King Hussein of Jordan." And in any case they were owned b…
Propaganda is everywhere with regards to any Israel/Palestine issue so you can't really believe anything because every issue has rabid loyalists on each side. But the fact is that before 1967 the museum was outside of Israel territory and after 1967 Israel claimed it for itself. There's no denying that.
So Jordan captured it and it was in turn captured. Jordan has no claim whatsoever - either they recognize captures or they don't. You can't recognize your own captures but not those of others.
I suppose Britain might have a claim.