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Evidence of religious practices dating back to the early days of King David and the Kingdom of Judah have been discovered at excavations run by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Tel Motza, west of Jerusalem.

According to the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the finds — which include 2,750-year-old pottery figurines of men and horses — provide rare evidence of a ritual cult at the beginning of the period of the monarchy.

“The ritual building at Tel Motza is an unusual and striking find, in light of the fact that there are hardly any remains of ritual buildings of the period in Judea at the time of the First Temple,” excavation directors Anna Eirikh, Hamoudi Khalaily and Shua Kisilevitz told The Times of Israel.

The Jerusalem Post noted the rarity of the find, given that “around the time of Hezekiah and Isaiah, Judaism abolished many ritual sites” so the Temple in Jerusalem could concentrate its symbolic power.

During this time period, the city of Jerusalem was also the region’s main hub and the home to King David and King Solomon, according to the Times of Israel.

King David’s son King Solomon built Jerusalem’s First Temple, around the 10th century, B.C.

This is not the first time archaeological artifacts have been discovered at the Tel Motza site, however, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports, as previous finds have revealed artifacts from a number of periods.

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“Side effects: In addition to the desired effect of the medicine, adverse reactions may occur during the course of taking this medicine, such as rapid weight and land loss; loss of fluids and water resources; and withdrawal tendencies. Deafness — especially to Palestinian anti-Semitism, hostile unilateralism, accusations of war crimes and ethnic cleansing, and threats of violence — may develop. Consult your doctor and reconsider your political affiliation immediately if you experience blindness to Palestinian treaty violations, Iranian nuclear programs, deteriorating security situations on the Syrian and Egyptian fronts, and the like; or if you find yourself always excusing the other side’s gross failures and breezily overlooking its dictatorial character.”

This week, our august President, Shimon Peres, suddenly and unexpectedly began to talk again about “the New Middle East” and the “peace accord with the Palestinians that is within easy reach.”

Ah yes, the New Middle East, that nirvana-like world dreamed up by imaginative minds. That easily achievable peace with Abbas and Haniyeh. Dreamy indeed.

The president, God bless him, must be back on the Peres pill.

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