Tag: Jerusalem

  • J-Post: Court to hear petition on Silwan digs

    By Elana Kirsh To view original article, published by the Jerusalem Post on the 18th June, click here The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem will hear a petition on Wednesday on the issue of archaeological excavations being carried out in tunnels under the village of Silwan. According to Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR), the…

  • J-Post: Ofra rabbi permits Shabbat construction

    To view original article, published in the Jerusalem Post on the 12th June, click here In a dramatic halachic ruling, the rabbi of Ofra, a settlement in the West Bank northeast of Ramallah, has ruled that Palestinian construction workers can build houses in the settlement on Shabbat, in order to “establish facts on the ground”…

  • Alt-arch: Hearing in the Supreme Court

    Update ‘From Shiloah to Silwan group’. To view website click here On Wednesday, the 18th of June at 11 a.m., there will be a hearing in the Supreme Court in Jerusalem regarding the archaeological excavations under the houses of the Silwan village in East Jerusalem. Your presence is important! The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) financed…