Digging Up Trouble: Obama’s War Over Jerusalem

Israel came under enormous international pressure to stop excavations in the City of David .

A carefully coordinated campaign of news features and “reports” pushed a negative narrative about the excavations to diplomats and politicians in Europe and the U.S. The area would be referred to as either “ Silwan ” or “ Wadi Hilweh ” and almost never as “The City Of David”.

Doron Davidleh : Arab families who were happy to sell to Jews and non-Muslims were emboldened to sell as well.

He says the White House is going to issue a statement condemning them and the land they bought in the City of David .

The White House followed through with their condemnation, he says.

Doron Spielman has worked to transform the City of David into one of the world’s most significant archaeological and historical sites.

He says the White House had come out on the wrong side of the truth.

Spielman: The most senior government leaders and other public figures abroad were getting an unchallenged, distorted picture of the site from radical advocacy groups.