In a highly concerning development, Emek Shaveh has learned that the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) is planning to contract a company based in Italy to serve as a consultant for the construction of a cable...
Over the past two months, the heritage site known as “Solomon’s Pools”, south of Bethlehem in Area A, has become the focus of an increasingly coordinated campaign by Israeli ministers,...
24.6.2026 Note: This report was written jointly by Dror Etkes, founder of Kerem Navot*, Dr. Yael Sela, Palestine Solidarity Co-op** and Emek Shaveh *** Download as a PDF In March...
amateur archaeologist Zeev Erlich who was killed in an attack by Hezbollah in November 2024. Ehrlich, who was a civilian, was allowed by reserve officer Yoav Yarom to enter Lebanon...
Open Letter to my Academic Colleagues Participating in “The First International Conference on Archaeology and Site Conservation of Judea and Samaria” Download as a PDF Last weekend, I found a...
Joint alert by Peace Now, Combatants for Peace, Emek Shaveh Summary: The World Heritage Site known as the Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir...
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...
Cabinet Decision to Allow Israeli Civil Administration Jurisdiction at Heritage Sites in Area B of the West Bank The recent reports in the Israeli media about the cabinet’s decision (from...
General Introduction Over the past several months, we have been monitoring a proliferation of activities to expand and deepen Israeli control at several antiquity sites in the West Bank. These the include declaration...
* Suspension Bridge over Hinnom Valley Opened to the Public • Expropriations for Jerusalem Cable Car Approved • SOA Conducts Enforcement Activities at Tel Aroma in Area B • Red...