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Leading Israeli personalities, from writer Amos Oz on the left to former Defense Minister Moshe Arens on the right, were among those signing an ad published in local papers protesting the "intolerable archaeological crime" perpetrated by Muslim officials on the Jerusalem hill where the First and Second Temples stood. The ad, which was also signed by 75 legislators from across the political spec- trum, attacked massive construction work conducted by the Wakf, or Islamic religious authority, aimed at expanding their places of worship on the Mount. In recent months, thousands of tons of gravel were removed from the construction site, including a consid- erable number of archaeological arti- facts, the ad charged. It also said the work was being conducted with no supervision from archaeologists. "I signed the petition as an archae- ologist, not as a politician," said Professor Trude Dotan of the Hebrew University. "You don't dig in such a sensitive site with bulldozers." The controversy erupted just as Israel was trying to persuade the Palestinian Authority to conclude a final peace agreement that would defer what is perhaps the most sensitive issue confronting them — Jerusalem — for future negotiations. most writers, said he is not concerned that his having signed the newspap e r ad may help right-wingers in their campaign against Israel's making any concessions regarding Jerusalem. "Palestinians should be concerned not to harm archaeological assets no less then Jews," he said. "I followed my conscience. In my view, sovereign- ty in the Old City of Jerusalem should be multireligious, and the Palestinians should have their share. But one can- not always justify the Arabs." Not all archaeologists agree that the digging has caused damage. Veteran archaeologist Meir Ben- Dov, a leading expert on digs around the Temple Mount, downplayed the importance of the artifacts that were removed from the site. Caution, Not Battle • Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert is firmly on the other side of the debate. According to Olmert, a supply line of construction material should be cut off at the Lion's Gate, the eastern entrance point to the Old City. This, he reasons, would spare the need to enter the Temple Mount itself to put an end to the work. "No one suggests that we storm into the Temple Mount compound with bayonets," said Olmert, but "cau- tious, intelligent" action should be taken "in order for us to regain con- trol of the Temple Mount." For his part, Prime Minister Ehud Barak is in a bind. When the fate of a U.S.-hosted peace summit aimed at reaching a final Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is touch and go, a potential flare- up over Jerusalem is about the last thing he needs. Following high-level consultations last week, Barak gave Muslim officials approval to continue with tiling work Control At Issue on the Mount, as long as no archaeo- The ad was just the latest chapter in logical damage is done. the ongoing controversy over Jerusalem The prime minister rejected a recom- and who would exert control over its mendation by Attorney General Elyakim very heart — the Temple Mount. Rubinstein and the Israel Antiquities For the past two years, Islamic offi- Authority to halt or limit the work. cials, supported by volunteers and Meanwhile, Sheik Najah Bakirat of money from Israeli Arabs, have been the Islamic Movement, a leading Israeli engaged in huge construction works Arab political party, insisted that the was on the Mount. Among their goals construction has caused no damage, the construction of a third mosque to adding there was "no proof" that was join the Al-Aksa and Dome of the the site of the Jewish Temples. "I sug- Rock mosques already at the site. gest that the Jews look for the Temple Israeli officials did not interfere. somewhere else," he said. ❑ A.B. Yehoshua, one of Israel's fore-