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“This time, they determined that the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron is a Palestinian heritage site, meaning that it is not a Jewish site and that it is in danger." “Not a Jewish site?
Towering like a fortress over the shoddy buildings that surround it, the ancient structure in Hebron covers a site ... The building covers the Cave of the Patriarchs, the place the Bible refers ...
the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. Referred to as Ibrahimi Mosque by Muslims and Palestinians and the Tomb of the Patriarchs by Jews and Israelis, the structure is said to be the tombs of the ...
The Torah portion contains the story of Abraham buying the Cave of the Patriarchs (Me'arat Hamachpelah) as a burial plot. On this traditional Shabbat, the residents of Hebron open their homes and ...
Some 500 Jewish Israelis live in Hebron in four neighborhoods, amidst more than 100,000 Palestinians. The Tomb of the Patriarchs is holy to both Jews and Muslims. Share this: ...
At least 40,000 people streamed into the ancient holy city of Hebron to be present for the reading of the Torah portion which tells the story of the passing of the Biblical Matriarch Sarah, wife ...
My declared goal had been to be the first to reach the Cave of the Patriarchs. In my mind’s eye I still saw the incident that I told you about – regarding my visit to Hebron back when I was ...
In 1994, 32 Muslim worshippers were killed by a Jewish settler who opened fire with an automatic weapon in the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank town of Hebron. The settler, an American ...