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Annexation in the name of archeology
Armed with huge budgets, far-right Israeli ministers are pushing ahead with plans to displace Palestinians under the guise of safeguarding heritage sites.
By
Alon Arad
and
Talya Ezrahi
August 1, 2023
After backlash, conference drops Israeli archeologist for settlement university ties
Archeologists criticized the participation of two Ariel University scholars at the international event, citing illegality of excavations on occupied territory.
By
Oren Ziv
May 28, 2023
The new national park threatening Jerusalem’s Christian community
Concerns are building that Israel's new government will revive controversial plans to take over Palestinian- and church-owned land on the Mount of Olives.
By
Judith Sudilovsky
January 23, 2023
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This Israeli forbids Palestinians from building. He lives in an illegal outpost
Meet the inspector who prevents Palestinians in Masafer Yatta from building on their land while living in a home Israel says was built illegally.
By
Yuval Abraham
July 28, 2022
PODCAST: Excavating Israel’s underground settlements
On the latest episode, Israeli archeologist Yonathan Mizrahi talks about Israel's weaponization of archeology to expand Jewish settlement.
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
January 20, 2022
In East Jerusalem, the settler project is expanding underground
Elad's politicization of archaeology, most notably through the City of David park in East Jerusalem, erases Palestinians and their history.
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
October 23, 2020
Israeli army orders removal of Palestinian flagpole for ‘security reasons’
Residents of the West Bank village of Sebastia say the military order was the result of pressure by Israeli settlers who visit its famed archeological site.
By
Ahmad Al-Bazz
and
Activestills
August 26, 2020
Using archeology in the service of nationalism
The inauguration of a supposed ancient Jewish ‘Pilgrimage Road’ by Ambassador David Friedman and White House envoy Jason Greenblatt is a reminder that archeology is never as neutral as some would like to believe. By Chemi Shiff and Yonathan Mizrachi We tend to think of archeology as a neutral discipline. Archeologists dig up artifacts, date them, and try to build…
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+972 Magazine
July 5, 2019
A tunnel in the service of nationalism
Israeli politicians use problematic archeological findings to drum up support for exclusionary nationalist narratives under East Jerusalem. By Yonathan Mizrahi “I didn’t think I would be so excited,” said Culture Minister Miri Regev. “Mr. President Obama, I am standing here on the path that my forefathers walked 2,000 years ago. There is not another nation…
By
Haokets
January 4, 2017
Because BDS, Israeli archeologists want West Bank work kept secret
An Israeli court rejects a freedom of information request for the names of archeologists digging, under IDF license, in the occupied territories, and where Israel is storing the antiquities they uncover. The reason: so they don’t face academic boycott. The Jerusalem District Court on Monday refused to reveal the names of archeologists performing digs at…
By
Haggai Matar
November 22, 2016
Israelis don’t understand Palestinian fears over Jerusalem
For Israelis, Jerusalem is an archaeological treasure. For Palestinians, it is a city whose heritage and identity are constantly under threat. By Yonathan Mizrachi It turns out that issues of identity, religion and recognition are far more critical to East Jerusalem Palestinians than what the Israeli Right and center would have us believe. A new…
By
Haokets
July 11, 2016
Why a pro-settler group wants to talk about ISIS
An Israeli group working in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan is presenting ISIS destruction of antiquities as a cautionary tale for its own struggle with Palestinians. By Yonathan Mizrachi A group that manages the City of David’s archaeological site in the heart of the village of Silwan in East Jerusalem, the “Elad Foundation in the…
By
Haokets
August 28, 2015
Parks and Occupation: Archaeology is the new security
The Biblical blueprint is being dragged up around our feet, seeking to use what is under the ground as evidence of divine right and the political and territorial sovereignty it supposedly affords us. The past makes for prime real estate when you’re developing a national mythology. It’s also a fine way to exert control over…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
March 7, 2015
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