Monday, April 13, 2015

Emek Shaveh vs. Elad

POLITICS: Elad management of City of David tunnel challenged in court. European-funded group calls involvement of Ir David Foundation a "dangerous political act." (Jerusalem Post).
Emek Shaveh, an organization of archeologists and activists dedicated to the role of archeology in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, petitioned the High Court of Justice on Sunday for the state to take over management of a tunnel that connects Silwan and the Western Wall from a right-wing NGO.

The tunnel, which leads to the archeological site known as the Davidson Center and reaches the foundations of the Temple Mount, is managed by The Ir David Foundation (Elad), founded in the 1980s to acquire the former homes of Jewish families who fled Silwan after the 1936 riots.

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More on Elad here and links. An earlier run in between Elad and the left-wing NGO Emek Shaveh was noted here. And more on Emek Shaveh with a link to their website is here.