Israel threatens to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem

Solomons Pools date back to the second century BCE, and have become a source of recreation for nearby BethlehemIsrael is threatening to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem, in what would be a significant escalation in an intensifying campaign for control of West Bank land and the Middle Easts historical narrative.Since Israels extremist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, made an explicit threat in May to erase the agreements that confirmed Palestinian ownership of Solomons Pools more ...