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The Cave of the Patriarchs in the city of Hebron, Dec. 4, 2019. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

New housing permits in Hebron expected to bolster Jewish presence in city

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Hebron’s Jewish residential section may finally witness new construction underway for more housing units. Pending a decision by the Jerusalem District Court, two areas of Hebron—the Hizkiyahu neighborhood on the site of the old...
A group of Jewish leaders representing the Jewish community of Judea and Samaria participate in a prayer session for U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the presidential election, Nov. 2, 2020. Credit: Hebron Hills Regional Council Spokesperson.

Judea, Samaria Jewish leaders in Hebron pray for Trump

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A group of political leaders representing the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria gathered in Hebron on Monday morning outside the Cave of the Patriarchs for a prayer session wishing U.S. President Donald Trump...
From left: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Hebron Mayor Hillel Horowitz and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in Hebron, part of a tour of Israel, on Feb. 17, 2020. Credit: Yishai Fleisher.

Reps. Jordan, Johnson tour Judea, Samaria as lines discussed for mapping Mideast peace plan

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Two U.S. Republican House members visited historic and strategic sites in Judea and Samaria days after the creation of a special “deal of the century” committee to begin mapping out Israeli application of sovereignty...
Israeli flags hangs on the walls of the Cave of the Patriarchs for Israel's 71st Independence Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 8, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Palestinian attacks security forces at Cave of Patriarchs in Hebron

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Israeli Border Police arrested a Palestinian Arab suspect on Sunday after he reportedly refused a security check and attacked an officer. Police found a knife on the suspect. No casualties were reported. In response to the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Education Minister Naftali Bennett during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Knesset on Nov. 13, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli defense minister approves new Jewish neighborhood in Hebron

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Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday approved the planning of a new Jewish neighborhood in the city of Hebron. The decision comes after years of legal battles between the city’s Jewish and Arab residents...
Tens of thousands of Jews converged on Hebron for Parshat Chayei Sarah, the weekly Torah portion describing the death of the Jewish matriarch, Sarah, and her husband Abraham's purchase of a burial plot for her in Hebron, Nov. 22, 2019. Source: IDF

‘Woodstock meets the Bible’ as tens of thousands flock to Hebron for Chayei Sarah...

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Jews from around the world made a pilgrimage to the city of Hebron in Judea and Samaria over the weekend to pay homage to the Jewish biblical matriarch Sarah, whose death led to the...
Israeli flags hangs on the walls of the Cave of the Patriarchs for Israel's 71st Independence Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 8, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

PA threatens ‘religious war’ over Netanyahu Hebron visit

Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs on Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority’s Religious Affairs Ministry threatened a “religious war,” comparing the visit to that of Ariel Sharon...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the 1929 riots and Jewish massacre in the city of Hebron, outside of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Sept. 4, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

In remembering 1929 Hebron massacre, top Israeli leaders visit … and make history

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“We are not strangers in Hebron, and we will stay here forever!” were the climactic remarks made on Wednesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official state ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs and...
Palestinian businessman Sheikh Ashraf Al Jabari, co-founder of the Judea and Samaria Chamber of Commerce, hosting a kosher Iftar with Jewish neighbors near Hebron, May 2019. Credit: Facebook.

Ahead of peace plan, Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Hebron over kosher Iftar...

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In the context of the Trump administration’s plan to roll out a Middle East peace proposal after the end of Ramadan on June 4, businessman and aspiring politician Sheikh Ashraf Al Jabari has sent...
Members of TIPH, or Temporary International Presence speak with Israeli soldier outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron on August 8, 2018. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Netanyahu’s decision to end international monitors in Hebron ‘strengthens’ Israeli sovereignty

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided this week that he would refrain from extending the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, or TIPH, an international civilian observer mission that has been stationed...