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Israel is seeking to annex Palestinian historical sites to advance the Judaization of the occupied West Bank

Palestine has launched an initiative at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to protect archaeological sites in the occupied West Bank from Israeli seizure, a Palestinian diplomat announced on 11 July.

Adel Attieh, Palestine’s permanent delegate to UNESCO, told the Voice of Palestine radio that the initiative is asking UNESCO to take action against Israeli attempts to erase Palestinian cultural heritage, particularly at the Ibrahimi Mosque and Old City in Hebron, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Attieh said international law obliges Israel to refrain from actions that alter the site’s structure or surroundings.

Other archaeological sites threatened by Israel include the Church of the Nativity and Christian pilgrimage route in Bethlehem, the site of Jesus’ birth; the ancient stone terraces in Battir hill in Jerusalem, where grapevines and olive trees are grown; and Ancient Jericho/Tal al-Sultan, the site of an ancient Canaanite city and the spring of Ain al-Sultan.

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