Israel

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (2005)
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (2005)
• Masada (2001)
• Old City of Acre (2001)
• White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (2003)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Triple-arch Gate at Dan & Sources of the Jordan (2000)
• Early Synagogues in the Galilee (2000)
• The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (2000)
• Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (2000)
• Horvat Minnim (2000)
• Arbel (arbel, nebe shueb, horns of hittim) (2000)
• Bahá’í Holy Places – Haifa and the Western Galilee (2000)
• Pre-historic Sites: Ubadiyya, Sha'ar Hagolan, Mount Carmel (2000)
• Degania & Nahalal (2000)
• Bet She'an (2000)
• Caesarea (2000)
• White Mosque in Ramle (2000)
• Jerusalem* (2000)
• Region of the Caves & Hiding: bet Guvrin-Maresha (2000)
• Makhteshim Country (2001)
• Mount Karkom (2000)
• Timna (2000)
• The Crusader Fortresses (2000)
• Beth She'arim (2002)
• The Great Rift Valley - migratory routes - The Hula (2004)

News

• Aug 11, 2006
  UNESCO Director-General launches “heritage alert” for the Middle East
• Oct 10, 2005
  Results of the election to the World Heritage Committee

Events

• Mar 11, 2008 - Mar 14, 2008
  International Expert meeting on World Heritage and buffer zones, Davos, Switzerland
• Sep 13, 2007 - Sep 14, 2007
  International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv
• May 1, 2006 - May 3, 2006
  Indo-Israel workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India
• Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998
  Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 2005 - 2009

Contacts

• H. E. Mr David Kornbluth
  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Israel to UNESCO
  Ambassade d'Israël
  3, rue Rabelais
  75008 PARIS
  Tel: 01.40.76.54.51
  Fax: 01.40.76.53.32
  EMail: israel-unesco@paris.mfa.gov.il
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Israel National Commission for UNESCO
  President: Ms Yuli Tamir*
  Chairperson: Mr Shmuel Abuav
  Secretary-General: Mr Daniel Bar-Elli
  Ministry of Education
  IL - 91911 JERUSALEM
  ISRAEL
  Tel: (972 2) 560 37 46 ; (972 2) 560 37 47
  Fax: (972 2) 560 37 45
  EMail: unescoil@education.gov.il; barelid@education.gov.il;
  Web Site: http://www.education.gov.il/unesco
  Source: UNESCO/ERC