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Tag Archives: Hebron
Israel Security Agency (ISA/Shin Bet) dismantles massive Hamas terrorist network in Hebron, foiling imminent attacks and solving past murders
JEWISH PRESS Shin Bet Arrests More Than 60 Terrorists, Thwarts Massive Hamas Branch in Hebron Hana Levi Julian June 29, 2025 …The Israel Security Agency (ISA/Shin Bet) has dismantled a massive Hamas terrorist network in Hebron, foiling imminent attacks and … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebron, IDF, Shin Bet, terrorists
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The images and testimonies that emerged from Hamas’ October 7th attacks bear a chilling resemblance to the 1929 massacre in Hebron, one of the world’s most ancient Jewish communities
FUTURE OF JEWISH The Massacre That Ignited the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Yardena Schwartz October 16, 2024 …Ninety-five years ago, 3,000 Muslim men marched through the Jewish Quarter of Hebron: burial place of Abraham, forefather of the Jewish and Arab nations. Enflamed by … Continue reading
Hebron Mayor comments lead to unconfirmed scenes of ostensible violence against canines on social media; he later says he wasn’t being serious
TIMES OF ISRAEL Hebron mayor elicits outrage after offering $5 for anyone who kills a stray dog Jack Mukand November 5, 2022 The Palestinian mayor of Hebron, Tayseer Abu Sneineh, has sparked outrage after offering a bounty for the killing … Continue reading
“Because it’s unlikely that his name will be publicly remembered for long, it’s worth pausing to consider the grisly murder of Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh in the West Bank city of Hebron.”
NEW YORK TIMES A Cruel Death in Hebron Bret Stephens Oct. 11, 2022 …Murkhiyeh (some news accounts transliterate his surname as Marhia) was a 25-year-old gay Palestinian man who had been living for two years in Israel and had filed papers for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, Hebron, Honor killings, Palestinian
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“Suspect uploaded footage of beheading to social media; unclear how the victim ended up in the West Bank, with some claiming he was kidnapped”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Gay Palestinian living under asylum in Israel murdered, beheaded in Hebron Jack Mukand October 6, 2022 A gay Palestinian man living under asylum in Israel was murdered and beheaded Wednesday in the West Bank city of Hebron. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, Hebron, Palestinians, West Bank
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From my pal Yishai Fleisher, Fireworks in Hebron for the Children of Abraham
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Tagged Hebron, Yishai Fleisher
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Noam Arnon’s comprehensive doctoral dissertation on the Cave of the Patriarchs proves there is much more to the ancient site than meets the eye.
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Secrets of the Cave of the Patriarchs exposed by Nadav Shragai November 2, 2021 Over the generations, the cave of the Patriarchs had a place of honor in heritage, tradition, and legend, but it … Continue reading
“Hundreds of angry Palestinians marched towards Abbas’s presidential compound in Ramallah to demand he resign over Banat’s death”
REUTERS Autopsy shows head blows in death of Abbas critic, Palestinian group says by Ali Sawafta June 24, 2021 A Palestinian activist who died in the custody of President Mahmoud Abbas’s security forces on Thursday took blows to the head, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebron, Mahmoud Abbas, Nizar Banat, Palestinians
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Palestinian businessman Ashraf Jabari: “It was a subtle celebration of thoughtful conversation, mutual respect and heritage-enhanced relationships. These are the building blocks of the emergent Israeli-Palestinian market”
JNS Iftar gathering in Hebron shows commonalities between Israelis and Palestinians by Josh Hasten April 21, 2021 As the sun was setting over the ancient city of Hebron signifying the end of another day of fasting for devout Muslims during … Continue reading
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Tagged Hebron, Iftar, Judea, Palestinians, Samaria, Yishai Fleisher
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