Jordan wants Dead Sea Scrolls back from IsraelWednesday, January 13, 2010 Jordan has complained to the United Nations in a bid to acquire the Dead Sea Scrolls from Israel, saying the Jewish state seized the ancient texts during the 1967 Six-Day War, an official said on Monday. The kingdom has filed a complaint to UNESCO that the scrolls belong to Jordan,Rafea Harahsheh of the country's antiquities department said in a statement.The government has legal documents that prove Jordan owns the scrolls.Photos by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye (FILE) Browse the gallery: Jordan wants Dead Sea Scrolls back from Israel |
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