On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Knesset’s Education, Culture and Sports Committee, chaired by MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism), held its fourth discussion on legislation that would extend Israeli civilian...
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Knesset’s Education, Culture and Sports Committee, chaired by MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism), held its fourth discussion on legislation that would extend Israeli civilian...
The Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) issued an expropriation notice for the entire acropolis of Sebastia and surrounding area, in a grave development that represents annexation of one of the region’s...
The following includes Emek Shaveh’s statement regarding last Thursday’s attack on the Roman Catholic Church in Gaza, new developments at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, and an update...
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...
Knesset Committee to Deliberate Bill to Expand Israel Antiquity Authority’s Jurisdiction into the West Bank The proposed legislation to extend the Israel Antiquities Authority’s (IAA) Jurisdiction into the West Bank will...
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...
Yesterday (July 24th, 2024) we learned that the Israeli army has issued (on July 10th, 2024) an order to seize 1.3 dunam at the archaeological site of Sebastia in the...
July 4, 2023 Cabinet Decision to Allow Israeli Civil Administration Jurisdiction at Heritage Sites in Area B of the West Bank The recent reports in the Israeli media about the...
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...