ISRAEL ACCUSED OF DESTROYING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES (Ha'aretz):

Historic sites destroyed in territories

Israel is systematically destroying historic sites in the territories, Claire Smith, president of the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), said in a statement at the weekend. She accused Israel of destroying world heritage sites in Bethlehem, Nablus and Hebron, many located on the separation fence route. Israel has admitted demolishing at least one site, an ancient Byzantine monastery in Abu Dis, partly destroyed by IDF bulldozers before Antiquities Authority inspectors arrived. Smith urged world governments to insist Israel observe the Hague treaty protecting cultural assets in armed conflicts. (Amiram Barkat)

I blogged on the original story of the damage to the Byzantine monastery here.