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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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#YishaiFleisher: ‘Soon, #Hebron will have space for 30 new families to live and thrive in the City of Abraham”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) New housing permits in Hebron expected to bolster Jewish presence in city by Israel Kasnett , JNS and ILH Staff November 10, 2020 Hebron’s Jewish residential section may finally witness new construction underway for … Continue reading
Palestinians alter rendering of destroyed building, calling it a “COVID-19 testing center” to implicate Israel in the latest libel
PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH The birth and spread of a new anti-Israel libel: The claim that Israel destroyed a COVID-19 testing center in Hebron is false! by Maurice Hirsch, Adv. July 23, 2020 Whether you attribute the quote to Mark Twain, … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID19, Hebron, Palestinians
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