The village of Nabi Samuel, in Arabic, “a-Nabi Samwil”, is located north of Jerusalem and outside of its municipal boundaries. The village is part of Nabi Samuel National Park – one of the largest national parks in the West Bank. The antiquities site and religious center located on the grounds have become a key tool in the struggle against the residents of the Palestinian village of a-Nabi Samwil. Since most of the village lands have been declared a national park, and the site of the original homes, destroyed in 1971, has been turned into an archaeological tourist attraction, the future of the village, now relocated slightly to the east of its original location, is in danger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Video: Nabi Samwil – A village trapped in a National Park The village of Nabi Samuel, in Arabic, “a-Nabi Samwil”, is located north of Jerusalem and outside of its municipal boundaries. The village is part of Nabi Samuel National Park – one of the largest national parks in the West Bank. The antiquities site and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"site.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"class_list":["post-537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-archaeological-excavations","tag-archaeology-staff-officer","tag-holy-site","tag-nabi-samuel","tag-national-parks","tag-nature-and-parks-authority","tag-residents-rights","tag-settlers","tag-the-civil-administration","tag-west-bank"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n