Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide

In Ruins Archaeological Warfare in the West Bank

On the Zionist State's theft, and historically bankrupt weaponization of, Sebastia'a land and histories, see this piece by @infinitejaz.bsky.social www.thedriftmag.com/in-ruins/

Speaking fo Sebastia: Here is a graduate from ArielU - a university located in an illegal settlement which was represented at ASOR last weekend - posing in front of remains from the site. Note the modern graffito. Talk about professionalism 🤡 2/
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Just as ASOR's conference ends, Israel goes ahead with its plan to steal yet more Palestinian heritage: The site of Sebastia 1/

Israel Moves to Seize Major Archaeological Site in the West Bank — Konsyse Sebastia, a site of biblical and Roman significance, is set for partial expropriation under Israeli plans.

KONSYSE: Israeli authorities have advanced a plan to seize about 1800 dunams of land around the Sebastia archaeological zone. Thousands of olive trees and land privately owned by Palestinians may be affected.

Israel to seize 180 hectares near Bronze Age heritage site in West Bank Palestinians say the move masks a plan to expand settlements on privately owned Palestinian land under pretext of ‘developing an archaeological site’ 

Israel to seize 180 hectares near Bronze Age heritage site in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-seize-1800-dunams-near-west-bank-heritage-site

Israel Civil Administration Plans to Seize 1,800 Dunams in Sebastia — the Largest Antiquities Expropriation to Date Israel Civil Administration Plans to Seize 1,800 Dunams in Sebastia — the Largest Antiquities Expropriation to Date The Israeli Civil Administration has

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See our full statement on how @asor-research.bsky.social continues to flout international law, platforming and legitimizing Israeli archaeologists knowingly participating in war crimes.
drive.google.com/file/d/1id36... #asor2025

I have a lot more specific feelings about this, but I think it's better to talk about how things like this don't strike many people in academia as sensitive subjects because their backgrounds are so secure, and they've never had to consider issues of this nature.

When I was under 1, my dad was arrested in the UK. As was the standard procedure, he had the beating of his life and was left on a cell floor to reflect on the errors of his ways. He got 3 years in a max security jail. One of the men arrested with him died on hunger strike.

UBC hosts talk on excavation conducted next to Israeli torture camp Megiddo is the site of one of the largest torture camps for Palestinians; the dig is right next to the prison

🐦🔎The University of British Columbia hosts talk on excavation conducted next to Israeli torture camp: Megiddo is the site of one of the largest torture camps for Palestinians; the dig is right next to the prison
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Gaza’s historical and cultural heritage has not been spared Israeli bombardment during Tel Aviv’s two-year war, with over 20,000 rare artifacts spanning from prehistoric eras to the Ottoman period missing and looted, Anadolu reports.

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Vpol on X: "Israeli forces looted and destroyed Gaza’s Pasha Palace Museum, a historic fortress that once held over 17,000 artifacts, according to Dr. Hamouda Al-Dahdar, who is leading restoration efforts. Only 20 objects have been recovered from the rubble. ￭ The site, which housed https://t.co/ZCaRi1Nkxo" / X Israeli forces looted and destroyed Gaza’s Pasha Palace Museum, a historic fortress that once held over 17,000 artifacts, according to Dr. Hamouda Al-Dahdar, who is leading restoration efforts. Only 20 objects have been recovered from the rubble. ￭ The site, which housed https://t.co/ZCaRi1Nkxo

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Dr. Hamouda Al-Dahdar, supervisor of the restoration of the historic Pasha Palace said the Israeli occupation stole approximately 17,000 artifacts from the Pasha Palace Museum in Gaza City, which it deliberately destroyed during the war, and only 20 artifacts were found in the rubble of the palace. #Gaza

More Israeli theft of archaeological artefacts from Gaza #🏺

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Don’t ever quote “academic freedom” in response to the the academic boycott of Israel. There is no academic freedom wherever the long arm of Zionist pressure reaches.

Full program of the canceled conference here. There is absolutely nothing problematic in there.
But as Patrick Wolfe shows, Zionism requires the "elimination of the native" not only in the present, but also in the past 2/
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🚨The @college-de-france.fr just canceled a conference on Palestinien history organized by one of its faculty.
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/

Deir el-Balah’s Stolen Past: A Canaanite City Looted Under Occupation Did you know that in the 1970s and 1980s Israel looted one of the most important Canaanite sites in Gaza, a site closely tied to ancient Egypt?

"Deir el-Balah’s Stolen Past: A Canaanite City Looted Under Occupation" by @jehadabusalim.bsky.social
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With #ISAC2025 starting tomorrow, probably a good idea to let folks know about the BDS call for boycott.

Palestinians Urge Boycott of 2025 Islamic Archaeology Conference Normalizing Israeli Apartheid and Genocide Once again, the Islamic Archaeology Conference is in violation of the BDS movement’s anti-normalization guidelines. Furthermore, it includes speakers from Israeli institutions illegally based on occup...

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Palestinians Urge Boycott of 2025 Islamic Archaeology Conference Normalizing Israeli Apartheid and Genocide Once again, the Islamic Archaeology Conference is in violation of the BDS movement’s anti-normalization guidelines. Furthermore, it includes speakers from Israeli institutions illegally based on occup...

@bdsmovement.bsky.social have published a statement on #isac2025 Warsaw and the organisation’s normalisation of Israel’s ongoing apartheid and genocide against Palestinians bdsmovement.net/news/palesti... #🏺

Palestinians Urge Boycott of 2025 Islamic Archaeology Conference Normalizing Israeli Apartheid and Genocide Once again, the Islamic Archaeology Conference is in violation of the BDS movement’s anti-normalization guidelines. Furthermore, it includes speakers from Israeli institutions illegally based on occup...

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18:20 – 20:30 – Festive Concluding Session: Ethical Issues in the World of Archaeology in Judea and Samaria Guest Lecture: Dr. Tina L. Greenfield (University of Winnipeg): As the Cradle Crumbles: Islamic State, the Destruction of Archaeological sites, and Saving Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria

Looking over the program for the West Bank archaeology conference again, this is a real kicker - a "festive concluding session" purporting to address "ethical issues" discusses ISIS rather than, you know, conducting archaeology in the West Bank without Palestinians

Israel allocates $12 million to expand control over West Bank archaeological sites The Israeli government has approved more than $12 million in additional funding to expand its control over archaeological sites in the occupied West Bank, a move critics say is part of an ongoing e…

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Academic Life Under Occupation: Escalating attacks on HE in the West Bank We will hear from those confronting Israel's systematic suppression of Palestinian academic life in the West Bank

Academic Life Under Occupation: Escalating attacks on HE in the West Bank. Register here— www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-l...

Open Letter: Support for Academic Freedom and the Rights of PhD Candidates at Erasmus University Rotterdam We, the undersigned, express our deep concern regarding the termination of the contract of a PhD Candidate of Palestinian descent at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, following a dispute over public s...

@erasmusuniversity.bsky.social Rotterdam terminate contract of Ahmed Magee, PhD student who complained re supervisor openly parroting Zionist genocide denial propaganda, & propagating vile Islamophobia + anti-Palestinian racism. Shame on all involved in this injustice docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Offener Brief/Open Letter Offener Brief anlässlich der Julius-Wellhausen Vorlesung: Keine Kooperation mit Universitäten auf besetztem Gebiet! English version below. Die Theologische Fakultät der Universität Göttingen bewirbt a...

A reminder that the @uni-goettingen.de is welcoming an Israeli archaeologist who knowingly participates in war crimes. open letter, please share widely: tinyurl.com/2rt2vcsf #archaeology #🏺

How about the full scientific program? Where can we can access that?

studentsforpalestine.leipzig on Instagram: "Learn more about the complicity of Bar-Ilan University and the cooperation the University of Leipzig holds with it by reading the n…" Learn more about the complicity of Bar-Ilan University and the cooperation the University of Leipzig holds with it by reading the new report through the Link in our Bio!End academic complicity, Free Palestine!

Boycott Israeli Universities. Boycott Israeli Archaeology. #🏺#archaeology www.instagram.com/reel/DQB_UJN...

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