{"id":9348,"date":"2016-03-15T11:57:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T11:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohelet.org.il\/article\/managing-heritage-sites-in-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:26:40","slug":"managing-heritage-sites-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/en\/article\/managing-heritage-sites-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohelet Paper &#8211; The Management of Israeli Heritage Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper, written by  Ori Kraushar, highlights the current flaws in the management of Israeli heritage sites, stressing in particular the untapped potential for tourism. <br><br>It recommends enriching the experience of heritage sites, and maximizing their financial potential and value, by separating the functions of planning and administration; establishing a new government company to concentrate all administration of heritage sites; and making a clear distinction between local and national sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the English summary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/heritage-sites-management.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/heritage-sites-management.pdf\">here.<\/a><br>For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/KPF052_eHeritage-Sites_240716.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/KPF052_eHeritage-Sites_240716.pdf\">full Hebrew paper.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This paper, written by Ori Kraushar, highlights the current flaws in the management of Israeli heritage sites, stressing in particular the untapped potential for tourism. 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