‘Zionist act of highest order’: Smotrich allocates NIS 113m. to develop West Bank heritage sites
The West Bank is home to over 2,600 archaeological and heritage sites, including the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, the Qumran Caves in the Judean Desert, and Sebastia.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has allocated NIS 113 million to develop heritage sites across the West Bank as part of an initiative aimed at boosting tourism and preserving the region's historical assets. The funding will support several projects, including preservation efforts, public accessibility, rescue excavations, and infrastructure development.
Smotrich emphasized the significance of this endeavor, stating that "a people without a past has no future" and highlighting the West Bank's rich archaeological and heritage sites, which are estimated to number over 2,600. The initiative follows a previous NIS 250 million plan approved in May, which aimed to preserve and upgrade existing infrastructure at heritage sites in the West Bank, Jordan Valley, and the Judean Desert.
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