 In October 2014, Uri Ariel, politician from The Jewish Home party and at that time Israeli Minister of Housing and Construction, caused controversy when he suggested he was considering taking up residence in the area.The ElAd Foundation is planning the construction of a 16,000 m2 structure in the area, at the former Givati parking lot, the "Kedem Compound", which was approved in April 2014, a project that was denounced by UNESCO in October 2016.The area is one of the most intensively excavated sites in the Holy Land.