Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites

"If I wanted to describe it, the closest description I can give is that it is like having your soul ripped away. I cannot imagine myself without my land."

— Abu Mudif , Other

"The Israeli plan seems to be to cut Palestinian residents off from the archaeological site."

— Nahed Sakha , Other

"Locals are now worried about reaching down to clean the area as it might cause problems with Israeli security forces and settlers."

— Mohammed Azem , Other

"The thing is that Israel is not the owner of this place. This is a Palestinian heritage site."

— Alon Arad , Activist

"Unesco's move as enabling Palestinian efforts to dimin..."

— Gideon Saar , Politician