Update – Changes to the Nature and Parks Law
or: what happens when the Elad Foundation is determined to build in Silwan Amendment to the Law: On Wednesday, January 10 the Internal Affairs Committee discussed an amendment to...
Press Release – The High Court ordered the State to ensure public spaces for Silwan’s residents
The High Court judges ruled Monday (November 20, 2017) that the Israel National Parks Authority (INPA) and the Elad Foundation cannot close public spaces without proposing an alternative for Silwan’s...
conference Archaeology in the West Bank: Academic Research, National Identity, and Military Rule
Time: Thursday, December 7, 18:00-20:00 Location: Agron Youth Hostel, 6 Agron st. Jerusalem The West Bank, occupied by Israel in 1967, is considered many Israelis to be the...
How to protect your land when it is a declared national park
Living in a national park is no picnic. Although the animals, plants and archaeology are well looked after, the people who live there or own the land are not. Anyone...
(Under)mining the Status Quo
Ancient sites play an important role in the political struggle over Jerusalem, particularly in the historic basin. In this short video we describe the organisations engaged in archaeology and how...
Update: Zeev Elkin – Jerusalem Affairs and Environmental Protection Minister
At the end of July, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu chose to appoint Zeev Elkin as Minister of Environmental Protection. Elkin has been head of the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and...
Guiding Principles for a Jerusalem Antiquities Master Plan – Proposed Policy Paper
Why is There a Need for an Antiquities Master Plan? Over the past decade and a half, Israel has been creating a reality in Jerusalem’s Historic Basin that is designed...
Public celebration of Samuel the prophet turns the Nabi Samuel into an ultra-Orthodox ancient site, while locking in the Palestinian village for three days
Each year, a celebration of Samuel the prophet takes place at Nabi Samuel site North of Jerusalem. For the first time this year, the Palestinian village Nabi Samwil located next...
Press Release: Israel High Court Petition filed to prevent additional site closure in ‘City of David’ archaeological park, Silwan
January 24, 2016 A group of Silwan residents and Emek Shaveh petitioned the Israeli High Court yesterday to prevent closure of “Area E” (No. 6 and 7 on map), the...