Press Release: Kedem Compound Appeal
An appeal regarding the building of Kedem Center in the village of Silwan will be held on Thursday, March 12, and will be the last deliberation of the Planning Committee...
Press Release: High Court of Justice to hear objections to appointment of Director of Israel Antiquities Authority
On Thursday, February 5 at 9am, the High Court of Justice will discuss the petition by Emek Shaveh against the appointment of the Director General of the Israel Antiquities Authority....
UNESCO’s latest decisions on Jerusalem – November 2014 update
In, 2010, UNESCO decided to send a joint World Heritage Centre/ICCROM/ICOMOS[1] reactive monitoring mission to Jerusalem, in order to report on the progress of UNESCO’s Action Plan for the Safeguarding...
Press release: Israeli government decides not to build separation wall through Battir village – Role of UNESCO and Jewish Home Party
After Battir lands were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in June 2014, the Israeli High Court asked the government to decide on the separation wall’s route in the...
Press Release: Construction of New Temporary Ramp beside Mughrabi Ramp
In recent weeks, Israeli authorities started to build a new temporary ramp next to the existing one. As seen in the following images, it appears that the new ramp is...
Press Release: Interim conclusions from the discussion of the objections to the development plans of Tel Shiloh (Khirbet Seilun)
On Monday, August 11 a hearing was held by the planning committee of the Civil Administration regarding a program to build a tourism center at the archaeological site of Tel...
Press release: Discussion of Objection to Tel Shiloh (Khirbet Seilun) Development Plan
On Monday August 11, the objections subcommittee of the Civil Administration’s Planning and Building Committee will hold a discussion of the 11,000 sq. meter tourism center planned in the Tel...
Kedem Compound in Silwan—Appeal to the National Council
As we recall, the Regional Committee approved the plan for the Kedem Compound to be built at the entrance to the village of Silwan and across from the Old City...
Update—‘Kedem Compound’ and ‘Beit HaLiba’
The ‘Kedem Compound’ was approved following a hearing of objections; the Appeals Committee decided to send ‘Beit HaLiba’ to the Planning and Building Committee for additional discussion Last Wednesday (11...
The Opening of Underground Area in the Old City is Clear Example of Archaeology serving Political Goals
On Sunday, June 1 2014, an educational visitors’ center is opening in an underground site from the 14th century in the Muslim Quarter. The site will be inaugurated by the...