Archaeology professor faces backlash ahead of Israeli conference

Archaeology professor faces backlash ahead of Israeli conference

After publicly boycotting an archaeological conference in Judea and Samaria, a TAU professor finds himself at the center of an argument on his role as a lecturer at a national archaeology conference.

The Minister of Heritage has asked the Israel Antiquities Authority to cancel Prof. Rafi Greenberg's participation in the Israeli Archaeology Conference, after he called on his colleagues two months ago not to participate in a conference on archaeology in the West Bank. Following Eliyahu's announcement, archaeologists announced their cancellation of participation and the organizing committee canceled the conference, citing "political interferenc…

Gilad Ach, CEO of the "Ad Kan" organization, is against Rafi Greenberg's participation in the 49th Israel Antiquities Authority conference • The demand came due to Greenberg's statements and conduct against Israeli archaeology in Judea and Samaria • "How is it possible that such a person, who has become part of the BDS wing, would be given a platform at one of the most central conferences in the field"