Shafaqna English- A new law allows the Israeli Antiquities Authority control of archaeological sites in West Bank.
Archaeological sites across the occupied West Bank are awaiting their turn to be seized and plundered after the legislative committee in the Israeli Knesset passed the preliminary reading of a draft law, which will grant the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) powers to operate and conduct excavations in the occupied territory. The advancement of last month’s bill may be viewed through the lens of Israel’s ongoing war for total control over the entirety of historic Palestine.
Jihad Yassin, director-general of excavations and museums in the Palestinian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry, said to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister edition, that the decision aimed to seize control of Palestine’s heritage, geography, and archaeological sites, 60 percent of which lie in areas classified B and C according to the Oslo Accords.
Sources: New Arab