Update: Jerusalem Day 2023
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)...
Press Release: Tel Sebastia and Jerusalem Day
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...
Alert: Border Police with settlers raided plots of land this morning in Silwan near Pool of Siloam
*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...
Israel Antiquities Authority shares map for non-existent national park in Area C
Last week the Director General of the Israel Antiquities Authority Eli Eskosido publicized the map below on his telegram channel with the title “Welcome to the Hasmonean Palaces National Park” featuring...
Cornerstone laid for Suspension Bridge over Valley of Hinnom and conflictual Olive Harvest in the Valley
On Thursday 6th of October, a cornerstone was set for the pedestrian bridge over the Valley of Hinnom/Wadi Rababa in Jerusalem. It was officiated by Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and...
Elad Settlers take over Parking Lot and Access Road in Wadi Rababa Neighborhood of Silwan
* Settlers of the Elad Foundation received the right to develop the Sambuski Cemetery in the Hinnom Valley adjacent to the Wadi Rababa neighborhood in Silwan * In the past...
Mount Ebal “Curse Tablet” revealed last week was probably procured illegally from Area B of West Bank
Claims to have found a 3,200 year-old “Curse Tablet” at the site of Mount Ebal/el Burnat near Nablus last week constitute a record low in the sacrifice of archaeological standards to serve a...
Knesset Committee Recommends Expanding Israel Antiquities Authority Oversight into Area C of the West Bank
Minister of Heritage and Jerusalem Affairs allocated an additional 10 million NIS to protecting ancient sites in Area C. Knesset’s Education Committee recommends government consider expanding remit of the Israel...
High Court instructs State to Clarify Position on Cable Car Following Transport Minister’s Opposition to the Plan
In what was slated to be the final High Court hearing today on the controversial cable car project, the High Court has given the state 21 days to explain its...
Master plan approved for Nabi Samuel archaeological/holy site north of Jerusalem
Following a decade of deliberations, objections and slight changes to the plan, the Civil Administration’s Supreme Planning Committee approved the plan for the development of the archaeological and holy site...