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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Palestinian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry

An old house is seen in the Palestinian village of Lifta which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on October 20, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
August 23, 2017, 5:51 pm
Jerusalem freezes plan to build luxury villas on ancient village
Opponents of construction in Lifta say theirs is only a temporary victory, as city hall is keen to push plan forward
By Dov Lieber
View of empty houses at the Arab village of Lifta, on January 10, 2016. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
July 2, 2017, 12:18 pm
Remarkably kept, ancient village faces future as another kind of ghost town
Lifta offers a unique insight into Jerusalem life as far back as the First Temple period. The city intends to transform it into a new luxury neighborhood. An improbable coalition of Jews and Arabs, with all manner of contradictory goals, is seeking to prevent this
By Dov Lieber
Moevenpick Hotel, Ramallah. (HotelsCombined.com)
July 1, 2017, 3:14 pm
It has new, low-cost, rave-reviewed luxury hotels, but Ramallah struggles to lure tourists
The PA’s seat of power is well-liked by reviewers, but few vacationers are being wooed. Where Israelis are concerned, that’s hardly surprising
By Dov Lieber
A Palestinian archaeologist inspects artifacts excavated during the construction of a commercial building in Gaza City, April 4, 2016. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
April 4, 2016, 9:53 pm
Remains of 1,500-year-old church uncovered in Gaza
Construction teams working on breaking ground for shopping mall find columns etched with Greek symbol for ‘Christ’
By Stuart Winer
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