The United Nations Globe Heritage Committee has voted to list the Inform es-Sultan archaeological web site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Web page in Palestine.” This choice was created at a conference in Riyadh. The newly designated web site is situated in Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and includes ruins dating back to the ninth millennium BCE. Jericho itself is 1 of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the globe.
The Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Ministry welcomed the choice, stating that it is an acknowledgment of Jericho’s cultural, financial, and political significance. They view it as a testament to ten,000 years of human improvement. PA Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rula Ma’ayah emphasized the significance of the choice, calling the web site an integral and precious component of diverse Palestinian heritage.
On the other hand, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed disapproval of the choice, seeing it as a further instance of the Palestinians’ cynical use of UNESCO and politicization of the organization. Jericho is situated in the Jordan Valley, amongst the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. In 2010, it celebrated becoming the oldest walled city in the globe, dating back to the contemporary Stone Age.
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