Blind Spot at a Heritage Site.
September 2015.
An initiative by De-Colonizer to demand the inclusion of the Palestinian village Bayt Jibrin in the description of UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together with Noga Kadman and Gideon Sulimani, De-Colonizer addressed a letter to The Israel Nature and Parks Authority and The Israel National Commission for UNESCO demanding to change the UNESCO declaration file and the descriptive system on the site itself.
To read the full letter in English, click here.
Scroll down for the photos of the direct action and watch a video report by Israel Social TV!
ืื-ืงืืืื ืืืืจ ืืื ืืจืืฉื ืืืืกืืฃ ืืืชืจ ืืืจืฉืช ืขืืืื ืืขืจืืช ืืจืฉื ืืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืคืจ ืืคืืกืืื ื ืืืช ืืณืืจืื ืฉืืืขื ื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืืืื. ืืื ืขื ื ืื ืงืืื ืืืืขืื ืกืืืืื ื ืื ืคื ื ืืืืชื ืืจืฉืืช ืืืืข ืืืื ืื ืืืืืขื ืืืฉืจืืื ืืืื ืกืงื ืืืจืฉื ืืฉื ืืช ืืช ืชืืืืจ ืืืชืจ ืืชืืง ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืืื ืกืงื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืขืฆืื ืืืืื ืชืืืืจ ืืคืืจื ืฉื ืืืคืจ ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื ืฉื ืืฆื ืืฉืืื.
ืืืืชื ืืขืืจืืช ืืื.
ืืืืื ืืืื ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืชืืช ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืจืชืืช ืขื ืืคืขืืื ืืืฉืืจื!
Watch the presentation / ืฆืคื ืืืฆืืช ืืืืืื
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Watch a report by Israel Social TV ืฆืคื ืืืชืื ืฉื ืืืืืืืื ืืืืจืชืืช ืขื ืืคืขืืื
UNESCO, don't be blind at Bayt Jibrin!
A direct action in Bet Guvrin and Maresha Caves, September 12, 2015:
![]() Kibutz Beit Guvrin.Kibutz Beit Guvrin, living surrounded by a security fence. ืงืืืืฅ ืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืงืฃ ืืืืจ ืืืืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() A house of Bayt Jibrin in the kibutzA house of Bayt Jibrin within Kibutz Beit Guvrin. The Palestinian vilage of Bayt Jibrin was occupied in October 1948 by Israel and its inhabitants are refugees living in the area of Bethleem. ืืืช ืฉื ืืืคืจ ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื ืืชืื ืงืืืืฅ ืืืช ืืืืจืื. ืืืคืจ ื ืืืฉ ืืืืงืืืืจ 1948 ืืคืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืช ืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Remembering in the kibutz.In kibutze Beit Guvrin: Activists remembering that this house is part of Bayt Jibrin. ืืฉืื ืงืืืืฅ ืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืืืจืื ืฉืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืง ืืืคืจ ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื. Photo: Natasha Roth. |
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![]() A house of Bayt Jibrin used today.A house of Bayt Jibrin within Kibutz Beit Guvrin used by the "me'hina" (pre-military training). ืืื ื ืฉื ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื ืืฉืื ืืงืืืืฅ ืืฉืืฉ ืืืืื ื ืงืื ืฆืืืืช. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Inside the house.Inside, we met few young from the "mehina" who told us that this structure was the court-house of Bayt Jibrin. ืคืืฉื ื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ื. ืืืจื ืฉืืกืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืืช ืืฉืคื ืืืคืจ ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Bayt Jibrin in Beit Guvrin.A house of Bayt Jibrin within KIbutz Beit Guvrin. ืืืช ืฉื ืืืคืจ ืืงืืืืฅ. ืืืื ื ืดืคืื ืช ืืชืืชืด Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |
![]() Bayt Jibrin in Beit GuvrinA house of Bayt Jibrin within KIbutz Beit Guvrin. ืืืช ืฉื ืืืคืจ ืืงืืืืฅ. ืืืื ื ืดืคืื ืช ืืชืืชืด Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Activists standing in the territory of Bayt Jibrin and in the declared World Heritage Site (that does not metion Bayt Jibrin). Among them, archeologists Rafi Greenberg (Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University) and Gideon Sulimani (Former Senior Archeologist at Antiquities Authority). ืืคืืื ืื ืืืจืืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืคืจ ืืืืง ืืืชืจ ืืืจืฉืช ืขืืืื. ืขืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื ืฉื ืืฆื ืืชืื ืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืืจื. ืืื ืืื ืจืคื ืืจืื ืืจื, ืืจืฆื ืืืจืืืืืืืืื ืืืื ืณ ืชืดื ืืืืขืื ืกืืืืื ื, ืืขืืจ ืืจืืืืืืื ืืจืฉืืช ืืขืชื (c) NatashaRoth | ![]() "Hunna Bayt Jibrin"("Bayt Jibrin is Here") ืื ื ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื (ืืื ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื). . Photo: Natasha Roth |
![]() On this official sign...On this sign, the "Arab village" is mentioned. ืืฉืื ืืกืืจ ืื ืืืืืจ ืดืืืคืจ ืืขืจืืืด. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Orientalism at its bestA typical orientalist description: while the Israeli kibbutz is mentioned with its full name,Beit Guvrin, the Palestinian village is mentioned only as an "Arab village" . ืชืืืืจ ืืืจืืื ืืืืกืื ืืืคืืกื: ืืขืื ืงืืืืฅ ืืืช ืืืืจืื ืืฆืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืื, ืืืคืจ ืืคืืกืืื ื ืืชืืืจ ืืดืืคืจ ืขืจืืืด ืืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Bronstein | ![]() Entering in the siteื ืื ืกืื ืืืชืจ. Photo: Elรฉonore Bronstein |
![]() In the site.ืืฉืื ืืืชืจ Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() In the site.ืืฉืื ืืืชืจ Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() In the site.ืืฉืื ืืืชืจ Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |
![]() Entering one of the Bell Caves.ื ืื ืกืื ืืืขืจืช ืคืขืืื ืขืฆืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Families are visiting the Bell Cavesืืฉืคืืืช ืืืงืจืืช ืืืชืจ. ืืืืฅ ืื, ืืคื ืื ื ืขืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza. | ![]() Families are visiting the Bell Cavesืืฉืคืืืช ืืืงืจืืช ืืืชืจ. ืืืืฅ ืื, ืืคื ืื ื ืขืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza. |
![]() Families are visiting the Bell Cavesืืฉืคืืืช ืืืงืจืืช ืืืชืจ. ืืืืฅ ืื, ืืคื ืื ื ืขืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza. | ![]() In the Bell Caves.ืืฉืชืืื ืืืฆืืืื ืืืขืจืช ืืคืขืืื Photo: Elรฉonore Merza. | ![]() Archeologist Gideo SulimaniG.S explains about the site. ืืืจืืืืืืื ืืืขืื ืกืืืืื ื ืืกืืืจ ืขื ืืืชืจ ืืืขืจืืช ืืคืขืืื. Photo: Vered Navon. |
![]() Inside the Caveืืคืืจ ืืฆืจ ืฉื ืืคืจ ืืกืืข ืืงืฉื ืขื ืืืืจ ืืจื ืฉื ืืฆื ืืืื ื ืื ืืื. ืื ืืืคืจ ืืคืืกืืื ื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Preparing the screening.ืืชืืื ื ืื ืืืงืจื ืช ืืฆืืช ืืืืืื ืฉืืชืืจืช ืืช ืืืจืืฉื ืืชืืงืื ืชืืืืจ ืืืชืจ. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Preparing the screening.ืืงืจืื ืื ืืช ืืืฆืืช ืืชืื ืืืขืจื. Photo: Vered Navon. |
![]() 11209677_1709716912595865_9141766796382361073_n.jpg | ![]() Screening of the video presentation.ืฆืืคืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืขืจืช ืืคืขืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Screening of the video presentation.ืฆืืคืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืขืจืช ืืคืขืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |
![]() Screening of the video presentation.ืฆืืคืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืขืจืช ืืคืขืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Screening of the video presentationThe only reference to Bayt Jibrin in all the descriptions of the World Heritage Site. ืืืฆืืช ืฆืืื ื ืืช ืืคืขื ืืืืืื ืฉืืฉื ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื ืืืคืืข ืืื ืืืขืจืืช ืืชืืืืจืืช ืฉื ืืชืจ ืืืจืฉืช ืขืืืื ืื. Photo: Vered Navon | ![]() Screening of the video presentation.ืฆืืคืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืขืจืช ืืคืขืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |
![]() Screening of the video presentation.In the presentation a photo of Bayt Jibrin before the Nakba. ืชืืื ื ืืืฆืืช ืฉื ืืืคืจ ืืืช ืืณืืืจืื ืืคื ื ืื ืืื Photo: Vered Navon. | ![]() Screening of the video presentationืฆืืคืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื ืืขืจืช ืืคืขืืื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() People gathering in the Bell Caves.ืงืืืฆืช ื ืืฆืจืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืคืืืื ืืฉืืจื ืืืงืืกืืืงื ืื ืคืืื ืฉื ืืืขืจื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |
![]() Arabic written in the Cave.ืืืชืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืจืื ืืงืืจ ืืืขืจื. Photo: Vered Navon | ![]() Inside the Cave.ืคืชื ืืืขืจื. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza | ![]() Inside the Cave.ืืืื ื ืืฉื ืืืืจ. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |
![]() Leaving the Caveืืืฆืืื.. Photo: Elรฉonore Merza |