Israel claims national heritage sites in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Ma'an- Israel approved funding on Tuesday for renovations at 16 historical and cultural sites, including three in the occupied West Bank and the Golan Heights, the government said.

...They are some of more than 150 sites on Israel's national heritage list, a scheme announced earlier in the year that sparked widespread international condemnation when it was discovered that the list included two West Bank shrines.

The flashpoint Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, locally known as the Ibrahimi Mosque, and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem - both on the Israel's National Heritage List - were not on the list approved on Tuesday, which included Herod's Tomb in the West Bank and two sites in the Golan Heights. Read more