Update: Jerusalem Day 2023
Update: On Jerusalem Day, government announces a budget of millions for settler-led projects in Jerusalem’s Old City basin and extra funding for projects in the Western Wall plaza area Sunday’s (21.5.23)...
Netanyahu’s career as prime minister bookended by conflagrations on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
One of the memorable events during Netanyahu’s first term as prime minister in the 1990’s was the opening of the Western Wall tunnels. The Western Wall tunnels had been opened...
The Last Gate
The Struggle Over Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem After two weeks of violence in Jerusalem, the Israeli police finally backed down and removed the barricades and restrictions...
The National Infrastructure Committee Announces Route of Train to Western Wall
The plan’s Implementation will be deleterious to dozens of Palestinian families in Silwan, bolster settler-run tourist routes to the City of David, completely destroy archaeological layers around the Western Wall...
The sanctification of antiquity sites in the Jerusalem section of the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan
For the last twenty years, the settlers together with successive right-wing governments have invested efforts in creating a Bible land in Jerusalem. An examination of the section on Jerusalem’s Historic...
Emergency Conference – the Cable Car to the Old City
You are cordially invited to an emergency conference following approval of the Cable Car Plan. The conference will take place this Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Mishkenot Sha’ananim from 17:00-20:00. 17:00 -18:00...
An Apeal to Stop the Cable Car To The Old City Plan
Leading architects, archaeologists, and other professionals appealed to the High Court of Justice together with “Emek Shaveh” to withdraw the plan to build a Cable Car to the Old City....
The government approved the Cable Car to the Old City
The outgoing government today voted on and approved the plan to build a cable car to the Old City in a move that breaks with all rules of good governance....
Following approval of the cable car by the National Infrastructure Committee:
Emek Shaveh asks Attorney General to prevent transitional government from making a decision on politically motivated project Yesterday, June 3rd the National Infrastructure Committee (NIC) approved submitting the plan...