Heritage

Gov’t approves 250m. NIS plan to preserve West Bank heritage sites ahead of Six-Day War anniversary

Additionally, a multi-year plan worth tens of millions of shekel will be put in motion to upgrade existing infrastructure and hopefully turn the sites into major tourist destinations.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
View of the ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025.
An Israeli flag is raised on the peak of Mount Sartaba in the Jordan Valley, February 23, 2026.

Knesset advances in first reading bill to form Israeli antiquities authority in West Bank

Should the bill pass, it would shift responsibility currently belonging to the Defense Ministry to the Heritage Ministry.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Bank Hapoalim to open 54 Israeli museums, heritage sites with free admission over May weekends

The “Poalim Israeli” initiative will offer free entry on three Friday-Saturday weekends in May, with advance registration required.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu plants a flag at the archaeological site Sartaba in Judea and Samaria.

Israel's Heritage Minister: Palestinians destroying archaeological sites like ISIS did in Syria

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on archaeology, sovereignty, and the battle over history in Judea and Samaria

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

A Guide to UNESCO World Heritage sites in India

Among India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, several stand out for their historical and architectural grandeur.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Virupaksha temple with scenic Hampi landscape and cityscape at sunset at Karnataka India.