Tag: Hebron
In terrorists’ line of fire daily, IDF troops turn to Chabad of Hebron
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...
Joint List, Meretz MKs to host Knesset conference on ridding Hebron of Jews
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...
Israel approves building 31 new homes in Hebron
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’
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...
Netanyahu slams UNESCO as being anti-Semitic, boycotts conference in New York
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...
Hebron Jewish community calls on Netanyahu to throw out international observers
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...
Swiss ambassador issues lukewarm apology to Hebron Jews after activist slaps child
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
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
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...
Israel declares Hebron an official Jewish settlement
Hebron’s Jewish community acquired the official status of an independent settlement on Tuesday, some 38-years after returning to live in the West Bank city.
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced that the community will no longer...