The Israeli Ministry of Heritage announced yesterday the commencement of excavation and conservation work at the archaeological site of Sebastia, located north of Nablus in the West Bank. The announcement marks the...
Open Letter to my Academic Colleagues Participating in “The First International Conference on Archaeology and Site Conservation of Judea and Samaria” Download as a PDF Last weekend, I found a...
Last week, November 27th, the Knesset’s Education, Culture, and Sports Committee discussed a proposed bill to expand the Israel Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction into the West Bank in a move that...
This Wednesday, November 27th, the Knesset’s Education, Culture, and Sports Committee will deliberate a proposed amendment to the Antiquities Authority Law (1989) to expand the Israel Antiquities Authority into the...
December 20th, 2023 The following alert is jointly issued by Bimkom, Emek Shaveh, Ir Amim and Peace Now Under the cover of war, the most extreme rightwing government in Israel’s history...
Since the 7th of October massacre by Hamas of Israeli communities near the border, and the ensuing bombardment of Gaza by the IDF we have been following the war with a heavy...
Emek Shaveh welcomes the news of the upcoming vote by the World Heritage Committee to Inscribe Ancient Jericho/Tel es-Sultan as a World Heritage Site in Palestine. Next week (10 –...
Update: On Jerusalem Day, government announces a budget of millions for settler-led projects in Jerusalem’s Old City basin and extra funding for projects in the Western Wall plaza area Sunday’s (21.5.23)...
Government decision to restore Tel Sebastia is a new record in Israel’s use of ancient sites in creeping annexation efforts, and what’s on the menu for Jerusalem Day Introduction Sunday’s...
*This morning border police and settlers raided plots of land adjacent to the Siloam Pool ■ According to the settlers they had purchased the land from the Greek Orthodox church...