There were about 7.000 historical sites and artifacts across some cities in Palestine. One of the oldest cities in the world, Jerusalem, had 220 historical sites. Shakrah Dome was a dome of rock with time to time histories. It saved the story of Isra Mi’raj. The other was al-Aqsa Mosque. 

Unfortunately, many of the sites had been damaged by disasters and war. This had been a concern of the archaeologists and humanists in that country. They worried the historical sites and cultural heritage could not be saved from any damaging activities. 

Nezar said the never ending conflicts between Palestine and Israel made it harder to save the sites. “We are constrained by Israel colonization. They made it harder to maintain and restore the historical sites. We had many historical churches and mosques, but Israel prohibited people to come there,” he said. 

Muhammad Abed Sulaeman Aliaradat also said that war had made many damages in historical sites. It was more severe when many artifacts were stolen. However, in the middle of raged battle, the Ministry of Tourism and Historical Objects of Palestinian Government kept conducting researches and excavation efforts to find it. “We keep conducting restorations in Jericho, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem,” he said. 

The efforts encouraged supports from many research institutions in the world concerning in historical sites and artifacts. France was one of the countries supported Palestine in developing the research and excavation. 

Ahmed wanted to gain more knowledge, especially from Borobudur Conservation Office as it had been experienced in documenting historical sites. Abed said cultural heritage was the history and identity of Palestinian. He called international communities to participate in the effort of keeping the cultural heritage in Palestine.  

"Indonesia has been more experienced in documenting historical sites and monuments. We want to learn new techniques in documenting the heritage,” he said. 

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