Posts Tagged: Hebron Jewish community
Lighting a Candle in Hebron Beyond the Seventh Step
JNS.org - Is there something controversial, if not awful, about the president of the state of Israel visiting one of Judaism’s holiest shrines to celebrate...
Unsettled by Hebron
JNS.org - No Jews have been as relentlessly maligned as the Jews of Hebron. From the time of their arrival following the 1967 Six-Day War...
Hebron Remembered
The Torah reading for Shabbat Chaye Sarah (November 23) begins with Abraham, describing himself to Hebron Hittites as “a resident alien,” revealing his need to...
The Myth of Hebron’s Shuhada Street
JNS.org - Shuhada Street is a half-mile long road in the Palestinian city of Hebron in the West Bank. It was once the thriving market...
Birthright or Birth-Wrong?
As the father of a daughter who learned a lot about Israel from her Birthright trip a decade ago, I was intrigued by David Halbfinger’s...
Hebron Jewish Community Calls on Netanyahu to Throw Out International Observers
JNS.org - Following the release of security-camera footage showing a member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) observer mission slashing the tires on...
Swiss Ambassador Issues Lukewarm Apology to Hebron Jews After Activist Slaps Child
JNS.org - 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...
Israel Approves New Construction Permits in Hebron for First Time Since 2002
JNS.org - The Jewish community in Hebron was granted building permits to construct new homes for the first time since 2002. The Civil Administration’s Licensing Subcommittee --...
Hebron’s Jewish Community Granted Official Municipal Status
JNS.org – The IDF issued an order on Thursday giving Hebron’s Jewish community official municipal standing. “By force of the order, an administration will be established to represent...
Netanyahu to Allow Evicted Jews to Return to Hebron Houses With Proper Permits
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would allow Jewish settlers evicted by the Israeli army from two houses in the West Bank...
Hebron Hero Kills Terrorist, Prevents Knife Attack on Woman Walking to Morning Prayers
A woman on her way to morning prayers in Hebron was rescued from a brush with death late last week by a fellow Jew, CBS News reported...
As Protests Flare in Hebron, Jewish Community Remains Calm
3,000 Palestinian Arab protesters marched from Hebron's city hall to an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city Friday as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary...
