Supreme Court approves site for Jerusalem's Museum of Tolerance

By ETGAR LEFKOVITS
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Jerusalem's Museum of Tolerance can be built at its planned site in central Jerusalem despite opposition from Islamic officials. The construction of the $250 million dollar museum, which is being built by the Los Angeles based Simon Wiesenthal Center, hit a snag three years ago after dozens of Muslim graves were found on a section of the museum's planned central Jerusalem site during required groundbreaking excavations. The organization, which quickly welcomed the long-awaited court decision, said that construction of the museum project will resume immediately. "All citizens of Israel, Jews and non-Jews, are the real beneficiaries of this decision," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Wiesenthal Center in a press release.