Sebastia inscribed as a World Heritage Site in Palestine
Emek Shaveh congratulates the State of Palestine, the Municipality of Sebastia and the people of Sebastia on the addition of Sebastia to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Download...
Sebastia: community-led heritage preservation in a threatened cultural landscape
Carla Benelli Download as a PDF For nearly two decades, the Palestinian association Mosaic Centre and the NGO Pro Terra Sancta, in partnership with the Municipality of Sebastia, Al-Quds University,...
High Court of Justice: Heritage Ministry is for Jewish Heritage Only
Emek Shaveh: High Court Decision is a Slippery Slope The Ministry for Jerusalem and Heritage claimed that it is responsible for the preservation of Zionist heritage exclusively. Emek Shaveh and...
Guide to the Archaeological Sites in East Jerusalem’s Central Business District
Introduction This is a guide to the “Central Business District (CBD) East,” an historically important area in Jerusalem. The district includes four neighborhoods: Sheikh Jarrah, Masoudiya, al-Husseini and Bab a-Zahara....
Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage to the High Court of Justice: This Ministry is Responsible Exclusively for Jewish Heritage
Following the publication of discriminatory criteria for budgeting heritage sites, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage claimed that it is solely entrusted with the conservation of Zionist heritage and sites...
Acre and Lod – a Story of Neglect and Discriminatory Conservation
While fear and violence dominate the streets in mixed cities, the construction of the Mosaic Museum in Lod is nearing completion. The museum will be situated on the site of...
Freedom of Information Petition: The Antiquities Authority Must Disclose Information Regarding Conservation Work
For more than a year, the Antiquities Authority has refused to submit information regarding conservation work it had carried out between 2013- 2019. * Information about sites which have undergone...
Petition to the High Court of Justice: The State Must Conserve and Allocate Budgets for Non-Jewish Heritage Sites in Israel
Emek Shaveh demanded that criteria be established for budget allocations that may also apply to non-Jewish heritage sites. In response, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage claimed that the Heritage Department is...
A Vanishing Heritage
Introduction How do places evolve into heritage sites? The process of selecting a site for the World Heritage List or for a local heritage list in a given country entails...
