General Introduction Over the past several months, we have been monitoring a proliferation of activities to expand and deepen Israeli control at several antiquity sites in the West Bank. These the include declaration...
In late March the Civil Administration announced its intention to add 206 dunams to the Jordan regional council including the village of Jiftlik and the archaeological site of Tel al...
In March, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Staff Officer for Archaeology (SOA) in the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) led a public excavation of the Murba’at Caves at the...
We, the undersigned Israel-based civil society and human rights organizations, call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and demand the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza...
Yesterday, Sunday, January 21st, the director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Eli Eskozido, shared on his Telegram and Instagram accounts a video showing soldiers examining a collection of antiquities in Gaza....
General introduction While local and international attention is justifiably focused on the destruction and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, or on settler violence in the West Bank, processes tantamount to the weaponization...
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...
Sebastia: Yesterday, October 1st, Minister for Environmental Protection Idit Silman arrived at the site of Sebastia with Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and members of the public. Signs...
Introduction In a welcome development on Sunday, 17th September, the 21 State members of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee gathered during the extended 45th session in Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and...