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: Updated Position Paper on the Threat of Expropriation, Appropriation and Annexation
Note: This is an updated version with details of the recent expropriation order issued by the Israeli Civil Administration for the entire site of Sebastia which requires immediate attention. 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,...
Urgent update: ICA moves to expropriate entire Sebastia acropolis in a major step toward annexation
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...
Works Begin on 32 million NIS Plan to Turn Ancient Site of Sebastia into an Israeli Tourist Site
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...
Summary of Knesset Committee Discussion of Bill to Expand IAA’s Jurisdiction into West Bank
Last week, November 27th, the Knesset’s Education, Culture, and Sports Committee discussed a proposed bill to expand the Israel Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction into the West Bank in a move that...
Alert: Military issues order to seize land at summit of ancient site of Sebastia
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...
Israeli Policy makers demand increase military surveillance and archaeological oversight over Mt Ebal/Tel Burnat and Sebastia
Sebastia: Yesterday, October 1st, Minister for Environmental Protection Idit Silman arrived at the site of Sebastia with Head of the Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and members of the public. Signs...