Authority expert Ze'ev Hacohen was given special permission to argue beside Authority attorney Nirit Aharon (normally only attorneys get to speak) and emphasized the importance of the ancient Bar Kochba stronghold which he said would be harmed by the "utterly deadly" proposed path of the wall.
Hacohen, and the Authority in its response to the court, said that the Bar Kochba site was equal in importance to Masada
And we know that from the anthem of the Betar Zionist Youth Movement:
| Bedam uvayeza | With blood and sweat | |
| Yukam lanu geza | Shall arise a race | |
| Ga'on venadiv ve'akhzar | Proud generous and cruel | |
| Betar ha-nilkada, | Captured Betar, | |
| Yodefet, Massada | Yodefet, Massada | |
| Taromna be'oz ve-Hadar | Shall arise in stregnth and majesty... |
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| Lema'an hahod hanistar | For the sake of the hidden glory | ||||||
| La-amut o likhbosh et hahar | To die or conquer the hill | ||||||
| Yodefet, Massada, Betar | Yodefet, Massada, Betar |
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The new Jewish town of Betar Illit lies a few kilometers from the ruins of the ancient Jewish town.
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