I would like to review two of the proposed sites in this serial nomination: Nazareth and Seppheris.

Nazareth is a typical Arab town (and the largest in Israel). Its centre is the old town with the typical covered basar. Almost all churches in the centre are new (19th Century onwards) with two exceptions - the Synagogue Church and Mensa Christi which are both crudsader constructions. There are also Roman remains under the Annunciation Chapel and some medieval remains under the Franciscan church. Nonetheless, not much of historical Nazareth survived.

Nearby Seppheris poses a great contrast. It is a well preserved Roman city. It features the remains of a synagogue as well as some Roman mansions displaying beautiful mosaics. Unfortunately, although the town was mentioned in the description it seems it was removed from the proposal and goes for a seperate nomination. With its exclusion no significant historical sites have remained in the proposal which, unsurprisingly, led to its rejection by Unesco in 2010.