Heritage
Multi-million Herod’s Pools renovation project begins amid gov’t push to promote West Bank tourism
Sukkot, echoing Smotrich’s words, calling the neglect of Herod’s Pools “an injustice,” noting that he is pleased with Smotrich’s and the Settlement Administration’s “swift response.”
Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit
Becoming Israel’s Tuscany: Gov’t launches ‘Biblical Trail’ initiative to promote West Bank tourism
How to move an ancient mikvah? Inside the IAA's operation to conserve a Second Temple ritual bath
Israel turns 20 parks, heritage sites into giant Sukkot mystery game
‘Mysteries Through Time’ combines on-site riddles, a WhatsApp chatbot and a comedy podcast in a family activity aimed at children seven and older.
Will we forever live by the sword? - opinion
A deeper look at the heritage and history of the Jewish people teaches us that this is not merely a random sequence of disasters, persecutions, and wars.
Israel finds lost Altalena ship intact on Mediterranean seafloor, 78 years after IDF sinking
Heritage Ministry: Altalena found 503 meters deep, 20 kilometers off Israel's coast • Ship's discovery a 'defining moment for our national memory,' minister Eliyahu declares
Tracing roots: Why every Jew should reclaim family histories disrupted by the Holocaust - opinion
Among Jews, tracing ancestry is a voyage of discovery. Many Jews of European background grew up believing that their relatives on both sides of their families had been murdered during the Holocaust
Outrage after Jewish custodian of tomb of Esther, Mordechai in Iran faces antisemitic abuse
An Uzbek national was filmed making antisemitic remarks to Nejad Rassad, the Jewish custodian of the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran.
‘Zionist act of highest order’: Smotrich allocates NIS 113m. to develop West Bank heritage sites
The West Bank is home to over 2,600 archaeological and heritage sites, including the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the Qumran Caves in the Judean Desert, and Sebastia.
UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger
According to UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites in Danger list includes sites that are part of their country’s cultural and natural heritage and are under threat by “serious and specific dangers."
Israel’s archaeological plans in Sebastia risk ‘heritage apartheid,’ Israeli NGO tells ‘Post’
“The more Israel pushes to transform archaeological sites into anchors for annexation, the greater the backlash, and that ends up damaging the very sites it claims to protect,” stated Alon Arad.
Guatemala to recognize Jerusalem’s City of David as part of its national heritage
A plaque signed by Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo will be unveiled in a ceremony attended by senior Israeli, US and Guatemalan officials.
Mapping Israel’s path to independence: 12 sites that tell Israel's real story
Twelve heritage sites under the umbrella of the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites give an authentic voice to our story as a nation
