Jewish settlers of Shilo settlement have been working on the construction of a business center on a hill overlooking the historical Silon hamlet located on the lands of Qaryout town near Nablus city in the West Bank.
The Palestinian activist against settlement Bashar al-Qaryuti said in a press statement on Saturday that the center which is about to be completed includes a round-shaped building with domes placed on a triangular stone.
Israeli settlers claim that the area includes remnants of a coffin from the Old Testament.
Archaeological excavations and leveling works are still going on in Silon village with full disregard to a resolution issued by Israeli Supreme Court on May 14 2014. The court’s decision stipulates halting excavation works in the area by settlers in order not to change the site’s historical nature Qaryuti highlighted.
He pointed out that settlers had announced a plan to seize al-Sahlat area south of Qariout town to expand the touristic area in Silon.
