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The Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) consists of 13 local staff and 64 members from Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Italy. Credit: www.tiph.org.

Hebron: The city without a solution

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision not to extend the mandate of an international observer group in Hebron is likely to be denounced as yet another obstacle to peace, as well as being politically motivated. Critics...
Chabad of Hebron has served tens of thousands of IDF troops stationed in the historic, holy city.

In terrorists’ line of fire daily, IDF troops turn to Chabad of Hebron

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With an obvious lump in his throat, a new recruit to the Israel Border Police shared over a break in Safed this past Shabbat that he knew one of the two soldiers laid to rest only a day...
The Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in Hebron. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Joint List, Meretz MKs to host Knesset conference on ridding Hebron of Jews

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Joint List and Meretz Knesset members will host a conference at the Knesset next week calling for the immediate expulsion of Jews from the ancient city of Hebron. “The settlement in Hebron is the expression...
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is seen surrounded by security as he visits the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in the city of Hebron on Jan. 14, 2013. Photo by Flash90.

Israel approves building 31 new homes in Hebron

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Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday approved a plan to build a new housing complex for the Jewish community of Hebron, the first major building project in the city in two decades. “A new Jewish...

Bashing Israel, UNESCO also calls tombs part of ‘Occupied Palestinian territory’

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) PX Commission of the Executive Board voted on Wednesday to adopt a pair of “decisions” titled “Occupied Palestine,” which call the ancient Cave of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 71st U.N. General Assembly debate at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2016. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu slams UNESCO as being anti-Semitic, boycotts conference in New York

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that Israel will indeed be withdrawing from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), skipping an event sponsored by the organization on the topic of...
An international observer assists Palestinian shop owners in the old city of Hebron while preparing Ramadan sweets, Aug. 12, 2010. Photo by Najeh Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Hebron Jewish community calls on Netanyahu to throw out international observers

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Following the release of security-camera footage showing a member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) observer mission slashing the tires on the car of a local Jewish resident of Hebron, the leaders...
Israel flags decorate the 2,000-year-old Tomb of Machpelah complex in Hebron in anticipation of Yom Ha’atzmaut. The same Herodian masonry is used for the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Photo by Yishai Fleisher.

Swiss ambassador issues lukewarm apology to Hebron Jews after activist slaps child

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Switzerland’s ambassador issued a half-hearted apology to the Jewish community of Hebron in Judea on Friday, two days after a Swiss man from a radical-left observer group slapped a 10-year-old Jewish boy from the...

Jews expand presence in Hebron, naming buildings after biblical matriarchs

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A group of 15 Jewish families in Hebron took up residence in two buildings situated near the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs (Ma’arat HaMachpela) on Monday night, which they have named Beit Rachel...

Netanyahu under pressure to authorize new Hebron construction

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Right-wing politicians are pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to authorize the construction of 31 housing units in Hebron, saying government action to “strengthen Hebron’s Jewish community” must be carried out. “I see no justification not...