In reversal, new Ashkelon ER will not be moved
Israel\’s prime minister decided not to relocate the site of a new protected emergency room in southern Israel despite the presence of ancient graves.\n\nBenjamin Netanyahu announced the decision Monday, a day after Israel\’s Cabinet gave him the authority to determine whether or not to relocate Barzilai Medical Center\’s planned underground emergency room in Ashkelon, which is within range of Gaza\’s rockets. The graves, which Israel antiquities experts have said are likely pagan, will be dug up and moved, Netanyahu announced.\n