Public discussion: The Future of Jerusalem’s Past
In cooperation with the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Emek Shaveh held a conference in June 2014 on the subject “The Future of Jerusalem’s Past: Management of Ancient Sites in the...
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...
Tours
Emek Shaveh Tours > Silwan/City of David > Jerusalem’s Green belt (National Gardens)
Press release: Israel Nature and Parks Authority is Cooperating with Elad Foundation in take-over of site holy to Christians, Jews and Muslims
About two months ago the Elad Foundation, in cooperation with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, put forth a plan to establish a tourism center named ‘Ha-Gihon Spring’ in Silwan...
From Territorial Contiguity to Historical Continuity: Asserting Israeli Control through National Parks in East Jerusalem
Introduction The Subcommittee for Objections of the District Planning and Building Committee approved the establishment of the “Mt. Scopus Slopes National Park” on the land of the villages of Issawiyya...
Press release: Tourist Center at the “Spring House” Beit HaMaayan
The Elad organization has recently (January 2014) deposited plans for construction of the tourist compound above the Spring House in the Village of Silwan (City of David).[1] The plans include...
Prominent archaeologists object to the “Kedem Compound” plan and to construction on ancient ruins opposite the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City
A group of prominent archaeologists from various universities, joined by Emek Shaveh and residents of the village of Silwan, have submitted an objection to the “Kedem Compound” (“The Bible Compound”)...
Silwan: Collapses near the archaeological excavations
The snowstorm that hit Jerusalem last week caused collapses and severe damage in areas near and above some of the archaeological excavations taking place in the village of Silwan. Collapses...
Another Future: Conservation of Antiquities Sites – Suggestions towards a Partial Solution of Jerusalem’s Political Problems
Were we to reduce the political conflict in Jerusalem to a single issue, we might say that it lays mainly on sovereignty in the so-called “historical (holy) basin” of the...
The government has decided to build the “Kedem Compound” in Silwan
The government is going ahead with plans to build the “Kedem Compound” on the site of the “Givati Parking Lot” excavations, at the entrance to the village of Silwan, and...