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Archaeologists digging at a digging site of the remains of a citadel used by the Greeks more then 2,000 years ago to control the Temple Mount at the City of David near Jerusalem Old City on November 3, 2015, According to the Israeli Antiquities Authority the site was found under a parking lot a few years ago also know as Givati Parking Lot. (photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israelis don’t understand Palestinian fears over Jerusalem

For Israelis, Jerusalem is an archaeological treasure. For Palestinians, it is a city whose heritage and identity are constantly under threat. By Yonathan Mizrachi It turns out that issues of identity, religion and recognition are far more critical to East Jerusalem Palestinians than what the Israeli Right and center would have us believe. A new…

By Haokets July 11, 2016

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WATCH: Court rebukes state archeology body for labor abuse

When the Israel Antiquities Authority hired a manpower company to provide workers for its excavation sites, it ended up abusing the temporary workers’ rights by firing them after a number of months. The workers, however, went to court to demand they be hired as permanent employees — and won.

By Social TV May 26, 2013