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
Greece returns over 1,000 coins to Turkey in joint effort against antiquities smuggling
The two ministers held several talks regarding future cooperation between the two countries in the field of culture and the fight against antiquities trafficking.
Students from 31 countries explore their Jewish roots in ANU competition
The five first-place winners of the My Family Story competition had the opportunity to connect to their ancestors and represent various Jewish communities around the world,
Greece calls for return of Parthenon Statues from British Museum at UNESCO, backed by 20 countries
Greece and Turkey argue that Lord Elgin had no firman permissing him to remove the artifacts, while the UK claims Elgin had all necessary documents and brought the Statues to Britian legally.
Slovakia's High Tatras: Skiing, spas, Jewish heritage luxury hotels
Snow-capped peaks, world-class skiing, and a rich cultural tapestry—Slovakia’s High Tatras offer far more than just a winter (and year-round) escape.
Reviving Tel Hai: Yair Belachovsky’s mission to preserve a defining legacy
"Through my activities with Israel Revival, I want to advance the idea that the story of Tel Hai, with its lessons of unity and serving the greater good, becomes the basis for the revival of Israel.”
Gov’t approves 250m. NIS plan to preserve West Bank heritage sites ahead of Six-Day War anniversary
Additionally, a multi-year plan worth tens of millions of shekel will be put in motion to upgrade existing infrastructure and hopefully turn the sites into major tourist destinations.
Knesset advances in first reading bill to form Israeli antiquities authority in West Bank
Should the bill pass, it would shift responsibility currently belonging to the Defense Ministry to the Heritage Ministry.
Bank Hapoalim to open 54 Israeli museums, heritage sites with free admission over May weekends
The “Poalim Israeli” initiative will offer free entry on three Friday-Saturday weekends in May, with advance registration required.
Israel's Heritage Minister: Palestinians destroying archaeological sites like ISIS did in Syria
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on archaeology, sovereignty, and the battle over history in Judea and Samaria
'Heritage as a weapon': How West Bank digs became a tool of dispossession - opinion
How archaeology in the West Bank has become a battleground over sovereignty, heritage, and international law
