draw the attention of both parties to their obligations to spare cultural heritage, as protected by the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, to which both Lebanon and Israel are States Parties. The recent increase in pace of urbanization in Lebanon has raised notable issues in the news regarding the Beirut Hippodrome and a suggested Phoenician port of Beirut. Non-governmental organizations such as the Association for the Protection of Lebanese Heritage have organized public demonstrations and co-operate with cultural activist groups such as Save Beirut Heritage to increase awareness of heritage conservation in the country. See also Levantine archaeology Museum of Lebanese Prehistory Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut National Museum of Beirut list of tells in lebanon Culture of Lebanon BAAL Journal References Notes Bibliography External links Lebanon's Archeological Heritage