The Situation in Jerusalem
Silwan and “Wadi Hilwa” Excavations
These excavations are located approximately 100 m from the southern fence of Al- Aqsa. These excavations are located at the entrance to “Wadi Hilweh” in […]
Continue ReadingThe First Excavations after the Israeli Occupation
The occupation resumed the excavations in Jerusalem in 1967, and it was under the Old Town of Jerusalem and around it. Precisely, at the bottom […]
Continue ReadingThe First Excavation in Jerusalem
The first excavation began in Jerusalem in 1863, before the Israeli occupation of Palestine. This excavation was supervised by a French Mission headed by archaeologist […]
Continue ReadingExcavations Effects in Jerusalem
Excavations at the foot of Al-Aqsa Mosque have weakened the foundations of the mosque and had led to cracks in its’ walls and the collapse […]
Continue ReadingProhibition of Excavations in the Occupied Territories
International law prohibits any systematic excavation of archaeological sites in the occupied territories. UNESCO has demanded that the excavations carried out by the occupation be […]
Continue ReadingWhat did the Excavations Reveal?
The occupation did not find evidence of a Jewish presence in or below Al- Aqsa Mosque, and what they found is only Islamic traces dating […]
Continue ReadingWhat does the Tunnel’s Network Contain?
There are sweeping and museums containing rooms and traces found by the occupation and attributed to themselves so that they rewrite the history of Jerusalem […]
Continue ReadingWho Manages these Excavations?
The extremist Elad settlement organization carries out the excavations by binding the Zionist Antiquities Authority. Its’ funders are President Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Culture Minister […]
Continue ReadingThe Purpose of the Excavations
The occupation justifies drilling operations on the pretext of looking for traces of the alleged structure, but its aim is to overcome this, as the […]
Continue ReadingThe Number of the Excavations
The number of the excavations at the bottom of Al-Aqsa and around it, reached about 64 fossils, distributed on the outskirts of Al-Aqsa as the following: […]
Continue ReadingThe Southern Excavations of Al-Aqsa Mosque
The southern Excavations of Al-Aqsa Mosque began in 1967 and ended in 1968. They reached a depth of 14 m and ran down the southern […]
Continue ReadingThe Tunnel of the Generations’ Chains (Silsilat Al-Ajyal Tunnel)
It is located under the western wall of Al-Aqsa Mosque, a long tunnel that contains a museum that presents the inventors history of the Jewis […]
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