Are Israeli settlers taking control of archaeological digs to manipulate
\nhistory and consolidate claims to Palestinian land? Some Israeli
\narchaeologists are starting to speak out.<\/p>\n
The Palestinian village of Silwan is located just below the ancient City of
\nDavid, in the heart of Jerusalem. Archaeological digs here are under the
\ncontrol of the right wing group, ELAD. The constant threat of demolition
\nhovers over people’s houses. It’s part of ELAD’s program to take over and
\noccupy large parts of Silwan and make it Jewish?, complains archaeologist Dr
\nRafi Greenberg. Locals have already defeated one plan to destroy close to
\n100 houses. But despite this victory, the nature of Silwan has changed
\nbeyond recognition. As Greenberg laments?The place I knew as an Arab
\nvillage with archaeology, turned into a place with armed guards, a place
\nwith amplified symbols of Israeli presence?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Are Israeli settlers taking control of archaeological digs to manipulate history and consolidate claims to Palestinian land? Some Israeli archaeologists are starting to speak out. The Palestinian village of Silwan is located just below the ancient City of David, in the heart of Jerusalem. Archaeological digs here are under the control of the right wing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"class_list":["post-1162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-city-of-david","tag-settlers","tag-silwan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n