Osama Hamdan

Cultural heritage is part of the make-up of current Palestinian culture and creates a primary foundation for social, cultural, and economic development for the Palestinian people. This is in spite of such problematic issues as the lack of professional specialized staff, illegal archaeological excavations, or the division of territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which limit Palestinian control of its people's heritage. I argue that it is essential to see a heritage site not only as an artefact of past civilizations, but also as part of the present economic and political challenges to sustainability and that younger generations and the local community should develop a strong consciousness of the importance of their own involvement in its management.

The paper is a quick overview of the revival of Mosaic art in Palestine through the people who participated and give their assistance along the years. It is for me an opportunity to reflect on the results obtained in more than 16 years of training, about successes and failures, and a way to remember the contribution of friends who have left us in the meanwhile, prof. Michele Piccirillo, mosaicist Rasmi Al Shaer and prof. Pietro Kaswalder, leaving a vivid memory and push to continue our efforts

Il teatro romano di Sebastia, pur trovandosi in piena Cisgiordania, e a due passi dal villaggio palestinese, è ancora sotto totale controllo israeliano. L'articolo esplora le cause del degrado e l'assenza di coinvolgimento della popolazione locale che caratterizza l'approccio coloniale del controllo israeliano.