Emmanuel Eisenberg from the Israel Antiquity Authority

HEBRON, Palestine -- The Israeli Antiquity Authority continues to expropriate Palestinian land in Hebron, on the hillside of Tel Rumeida. On Sunday May 18, 2014, the IAA workforce, under the instruction of project coordinator Emmanuel Eisenberg, continued to cause structural damaged to the Abuhaikal land, deploying both questionable and illegal archeological practices, while at the same time, utilizing the Joebe family's land without consent.
As previously reported, the IAA had verbally agreed to halt working on the land until the borders of the property were properly demarcated. Despite the agreement, the IAA illegal activities continued onto the Abuhaikal's property, eventually undermining a retaining wall, causing it to collapse and exposing the roots of a centuries old olive tree to the elements.
This is not the first damage of Abuhaikal land as a result of the excavations. The reoccurring disregard of both international law and Israeli law, coupled with verbal and physical assaults is not an isolated incident, but rather constitutes a methodology of colonialism by the Jewish settler enterprise in Israel. These same tactics were same political instruments that led to the Jewish settlement of Tel Rumedia.
The excavations are illegal under Israeli law, according to the Oslo Agreement, which Israel signed in the mid-90's as a process of steps jointly agreed upon by Israel and Palestine as a vehicle to peace and stability. Covered in Article 2 of the Israeli-Palestinian Intern Agreement, which describes in detail that archeological projects in Palestinian territory would be jointly administered, and considerations will be taken by both sides. This has not been the case.

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