Elad Foundation

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non-governmental organization non-profit organization

The Elad Foundation is an Israeli organization known for promoting Jewish settlement and tourism in East Jerusalem, particularly around the City of David archaeological and national park area.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
City of David Foundation	2
Elad Foundation canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4717436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Elad Foundation
Context triple: [City of David archaeological area, managedBy, Elad Foundation]

A. Dan David Foundation
The Dan David Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports the prestigious Dan David Prize, which honors outstanding contributions to humanity in fields such as science, history, and the arts.
B. Aviv Group
Aviv Group is an Israeli real estate development company known for undertaking major commercial and residential projects, including prominent skyscrapers.
C. Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod is a central fundraising organization for Israel and the Jewish people worldwide, supporting immigration, settlement, and social development projects in partnership with major Zionist institutions.
D. Yad Ben-Zvi Institute
Yad Ben-Zvi Institute is an Israeli research and educational institution dedicated to the study of Jewish communities in the East, the history of Jerusalem, and the heritage of the Land of Israel.
E. Peres Center for Peace
The Peres Center for Peace is an Israeli non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting peacebuilding, cooperation, and socio-economic development between Israelis and their neighbors in the Middle East.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Elad Foundation
Target entity description: The Elad Foundation is an Israeli organization known for promoting Jewish settlement and tourism in East Jerusalem, particularly around the City of David archaeological and national park area.

A. Dan David Foundation
The Dan David Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports the prestigious Dan David Prize, which honors outstanding contributions to humanity in fields such as science, history, and the arts.
B. Aviv Group
Aviv Group is an Israeli real estate development company known for undertaking major commercial and residential projects, including prominent skyscrapers.
C. Keren Hayesod
Keren Hayesod is a central fundraising organization for Israel and the Jewish people worldwide, supporting immigration, settlement, and social development projects in partnership with major Zionist institutions.
D. Yad Ben-Zvi Institute
Yad Ben-Zvi Institute is an Israeli research and educational institution dedicated to the study of Jewish communities in the East, the history of Jerusalem, and the heritage of the Land of Israel.
E. Peres Center for Peace
The Peres Center for Peace is an Israeli non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting peacebuilding, cooperation, and socio-economic development between Israelis and their neighbors in the Middle East.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-governmental organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ
activity	acquisition of properties in East Jerusalem ⓘ funding archaeological excavations ⓘ organizing tours and educational programs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ir David Foundation ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Israel Nature and Parks Authority ⓘ
controversy	criticism by Palestinian residents and human rights organizations ⓘ role in changing the demographic balance in Silwan ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
field	archaeological site management ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ settlement activity ⓘ tourism promotion ⓘ
focusesOn	Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem ⓘ development of the City of David National Park ⓘ tourism in the City of David area ⓘ
foundedBy	David Be’eri ⓘ
foundedIn	1986 ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Jerusalem ⓘ
ideology	Zionism ⓘ
knownFor	involvement in archaeological projects in the City of David ⓘ promoting Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem ⓘ promoting tourism around the City of David ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
legalStatus	registered non-profit organization in Israel ⓘ
location	East Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
manages	City of David National Park visitor facilities ⓘ linked to: City of David archaeological area City of David archaeological park ⓘ linked to: City of David archaeological area
operatesIn	City of David ⓘ linked to: City of David archaeological area East Jerusalem ⓘ Silwan ⓘ
operationalStatus	active ⓘ
purpose	developing the City of David as a major tourist attraction ⓘ strengthening the Jewish connection to the City of David ⓘ
regionServed	Israel ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Jewish ⓘ
sector	civil society ⓘ
subjectOf	international media coverage regarding East Jerusalem settlements ⓘ legal challenges over property ownership in Silwan ⓘ
supports	Jewish residential enclaves in predominantly Palestinian neighborhoods ⓘ
website	https://www.cityofdavid.org.il ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City of David archaeological area → managedBy → Elad Foundation ⓘ

Eli Shukron → associatedWith → City of David Foundation ⓘ

linked to: Elad Foundation

Eilat Mazar → collaboratedWith → City of David Foundation ⓘ