The Israeli parliament has approved an initial stage of legislation that permits the Israeli Antiquities Authority to conduct operations in the West Bank. The move would further Israel's erasure and theft of Palestinian history.
The Knesset has passed the first reading of a bill allowing the Israeli Antiquities Authority to operate in the West Bank, claiming the land is rich in Jewish history unrelated to Palestinians.
In preparation to annex the West Bank and thwart Palestinian statehood aspirations, Israel punished the Palestinian Authority by stripping its control over archaeological sites and transferring it to the Israeli Civil Administration.
The West Bank has 6,000 archaeological sites, averaging one per Palestinian village, putting homes at risk of demolition if the Civil Administration claims sites beneath them.
Alongside historical distortion, Israel has destroyed 100 archaeological landmarks in Gaza, including the Great Omari Mosque, the world's third oldest church and a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery.
The Israeli parliament has approved an initial stage of legislation that permits the Israeli Antiquities Authority to conduct operations in the West Bank. The move would further Israel's erasure and theft of Palestinian history. The Knesset has passed the first reading of a bill allowing the Israeli Antiquities Authority to operate in the West Bank, claiming the land is rich in Jewish history unrelated to Palestinians. In preparation to annex the West Bank and thwart Palestinian statehood aspirations, Israel punished the Palestinian Authority by stripping its control over archaeological sites and transferring it to the Israeli Civil Administration. The West Bank has 6,000 archaeological sites, averaging one per Palestinian village, putting homes at risk of demolition if the Civil Administration claims sites beneath them. Alongside historical distortion, Israel has destroyed 100 archaeological landmarks in Gaza, including the Great Omari Mosque, the world's third oldest church and a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery.
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