Remember the outrage of Muslims over Israel's attempts earlier this year to rebuild a damaged walkway leading to the Temple Mount? Israel has since reevaluated the project and suspended it due to concerns that it might damage antiquities in the area. But now, the Muslim Waqf -- the authority that oversees the Temple Mount site -- is doing some digging of its own:
Within the last few days, a trench two-feet deep -- starting from the northern end of the platform where Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock sits -- has begun working its way toward the southern end of the Temple Mount. The work is being done without any regard for the archaeological information or treasures that may lie below. Destruction is particularly great in places where bedrock is no deeper than the trench. Some of the digging is being done with mechanical equipment, instead of by hand as a professional archaeological excavation would be conducted.
As yet, there has been no outcry from radical Islamists. It seems they object to digging on or near the Temple Mount only when it is done carefully, and within legal guidelines -- in other words, when Israel is doing the digging. There's more, including photos of the digging, here.
(Hat tip: Solomonia)