Posts Tagged: Tomb of the Patriarchs
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...
Palestinian Islamists Want to Start New Intifada Over Netanyahu Visiting Hebron
JPost reports: Expectations are high for a dramatic announcement on Wednesday, when Benjamin Netanyahu will make Israeli history by becoming the first prime minister to deliver a...
Bomb Near Tomb of the Patriarchs Detonated by Police
JNS.org - A bomb found near the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in Hebron was detonated by police on Sunday. Border police stationed outside of the...
Many Muslims Claim All Jewish Holy Sites as Their Own
With all of the talk about the Temple Mount, it's sometimes easy to forget that some Muslims believe that every Jewish holy site should be exclusively Islamic. Think about...
Palestinian Brothers Nabbed for Series of Sniper Attacks Against Israelis
JNS.org - Two Palestinian brothers suspected of multiple sniper attacks against Israeli civilians and security forces over the past few months were recently arrested, Israel’s Shin...
The Jihad Against Jewish Hebron
HEBRON – The morning Gennady Kaufman, a gardener at the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in the heart of Hebron, was stabbed, I was...
Start of Hanukkah Marked by Palestinian Terror Attacks in Jerusalem, Hebron
JNS.org - A 40-year-old Israeli man was stabbed and critically wounded near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron on Monday, the first day of Hanukkah. After...
Yom Kippur: Entire Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron Will Be Open to Jews
In a sudden turn of events, Jews will be allowed to hold Yom Kippur services this year at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in...
Netanyahu Allows Jews to Return to Contentious Machpelah House
Following the recent murder of two Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents, and pressure from right-wing politicians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a directive Sunday...
IDF Bolsters Troop Presence in Hebron Following Deadly Attacks
Israeli soldiers continued their hunt for the killer of Sgt. Gal Gabriel Kobi, 20, from Tirat HaCarmel, who died Sunday night after being shot in...
Two Palestinians Caught Vandalizing Tomb of the Patriarchs
Two Palestinians were arrested Sunday night for an act of vandalism they committed in the Cave of the Patriarchs. The two were recorded on security...
Stabbing Attack Thwarted in Hebron
An Israeli Border Policewoman thwarted a stabbing attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron early Monday. A Palestinian Arab woman in her early twenties...
