The Missing Piece: Reconstructing Narrative in Museums in the West Bank
Introduction The application of the Israeli “Museums Law” as a military order made it possible for the Ministry of Culture to allocate funds to museums in the West Bank....
Update – The Site of Tel Rumeida in Hebron will Open to the Public
The Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan has succeeded to transfer the management of the archaeological site of Tel Rumeida to the Civil Administration. In the coming months the site will...
Press Release: Comments on the proposal to recognize Hebron as a World Heritage Site in Danger
The diplomatic struggle over Hebron’s recognition as a World Heritage Site in Danger is reaching the final stretch. At the vote scheduled for Friday, at the 41st session of UNESCO’s...
Conservation works at Tel Rumeida, Hebron have resumed as a final stage before opening the site as a tourist park
Excavation and conservation works have resumed at the archaeological site of Tel Rumeida, situated at the heart of Hebron. The purpose of these works, which began two days ago (May...
Tel Rumeida – The Story of a Family
In 2014 an excavation began in Tel Rumeida led by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the University of Ariel in preparation for an archaeological park that would be managed by...
Press release: Contract allocating Hebron archaeological site (Tel Rumieda) to settlers cancelled
November 5, 2015 Following a petition by Breaking the Silence, Emek Shaveh, and Tel Rumeida residents, the Civil Administration announced that by the end of the year it will nullify...
Press release: High Court decision regarding archaeological excavations Tel Rumeida
On 31 December 2014 a hearing was held in the Israeli High Court of Justice regarding the archaeological excavation in Tel Rumeida. The petition was filed by the City of...
Legal battle against the archaeological excavations in Tel Rumeida – Update
16 December 2014 In early 2014 the City of Hebron and Tel Rumeida residents petitioned the Israeli High Court against the archaeological excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in...
Tel Rumeida – Hebron’s Archaeological Park
To read PDF file: Tel Rumeida – Hebron archaeological park 1. Tel Rumeida – General Features Hebron is the only Palestinian city in the West Bank that contains a Jewish settlement...