West Bank archaeology initiative

ARCHAEOLOGY AND POLITICS: Netanyahu on West Bank archaeology initiative: We’re deepening our roots. There are some 3,000 antiquity sites in the West Bank, of which 80% are in Area C, which is under IDF military and civilian control (Tovah Lazaroff, Jerusalem Post).

The government approved an initial NIS 120 million to embark on a wide-ranging plan to preserve archaeological sites in Area C of the West Bank, including the remains of the Maccabean palaces on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Jericho.

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