Plans to ‘Invest’ in Ancient Sites Angers Palestinians
0Israel is forging ahead with plans to invest in a number of its national heritage sites, including nine sites along [...]
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Church of the Nativity, Congo, and Xanadu Added to World Heritage List
0UNESCO has recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List. In total, five sites were added to the [...]
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Israel’s Olympic Mascot Ruled Copyright Violation
1The Tel Aviv District Court has ordered the Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI) to discontinue use of its cactus-shaped mascot [...]
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United States Cuts off Funding to UNESCO
2Longstanding American legislation took effect last month cutting off funding to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization when [...]
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Israeli Parliament Considers Privatizing Archaeology Sites
0Israeli archaeologists and historians are protesting a proposed bill that would privatize national parks, including Silwan, a popular Israeli archaeological [...]
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Disputes Over Cultural Property in Israel and Palestine
2Finally, I have arrived. I realized it this morning when I saw that I had been quoted in The Art [...]
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Cultural Property Law on November 1, 2010: Geomungos, Mummy Mail, and a Million Dollar Bird
0Extra! Extra! Read all about it! A commercial salvage diver in Florida pulled up a 77 gram, 22 karat golden [...]
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EU Weighs in on West Bank Heritage Designation?
0Last week the CPAL Blog reported on the riots following Israel’s designation of West Bank heritage sites. Arab News attributes [...]
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Riots on West Bank Over Alleged Violation of Hague Convention
2The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemned a decision by Israel to name the Cave of Machpelah (also called [...]
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