High Court of Justice okays transfer of ancient library to western Jerusalem
The High Court of Justice rejected a petition from a left-wing NGO to block the transfer of an ancient library from the Rockefeller Museum in east Jerusalem to the new,...
The West Bank Palestinian villagers in legal limbo
A tiny Palestinian village in the Hebron hills could soon cease to exist after a nine-year legal battle with Israeli authorities who say its 167 residents live on an archaeological...
Science meets politics as second temple era artifacts found in West Bank
By end of 2016 allocation of Tel Rumeida archeological park to the Jewish settlement in Hebron to be reversed By Uri Shapira, i24News http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/116773-160615-science-meets-politics-as-second-temple-era-artifacts-found-in-west-bank
Public celebration of Samuel the prophet turns the Nabi Samuel into an ultra-Orthodox ancient site, while locking in the Palestinian village for three days
Each year, a celebration of Samuel the prophet takes place at Nabi Samuel site North of Jerusalem. For the first time this year, the Palestinian village Nabi Samwil located next...
Seven days in Hebron
Very well-written piece about the situation in Hebron By David Kattenburg Seven days in Hebron
Underground Jerusalem: an interactive journey
Jerusalem has vastly expanded in the 7,000 years of its existence. Including, in the past two decades, downwards. Beneath the Old City, one can already walk hundreds of meters underground,...
New Report Exposes Inequality in Jerusalem “Holy Place” Designations
NIF grantee Emek Shaveh recently published a new report entitled, “Selectively Sacred: Holy Sites in Jerusalem and its Environs.” The report exposes the ambiguity and confusion around what legally constitutes...
Annexing Archaeology: Will UNESCO take on Israel?
Palestinians to announce a list of heritage sites in urgent need of protection from Israeli violations By Jonathan Cook, Aljazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/annexing-archaeology-unesco-israel-160519051718915.html
Group challenges plan to move archaeological relics from East Jerusalem
Leftist NGO petitions High Court, claiming transfer of artifacts to new building in western part of Jerusalem is in violation of international law By Nir Hasson, Haaretz http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.718216
Left-wing NGO petitions High Court over Rockefeller museum artifacts transfer
Emek Shaveh, a left-wing NGO O that aims protect ancient sites as a public asset, petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday to prevent the pending transfer of east Jerusalem’s...