Cave of Patriarchs
MK Sukkot submits bill demanding Israel have governance of Cave of the Patriarchs, not Waqf
The bill cites Abraham's biblical purchase of the land as proof of Jewish ownership, and suggests that local municipalities be granted authority over the site.
IDF kills two Palestinians, arrests 40 in West Bank counterterrorism op.
Ben-Gvir visits Hebron amid increased security deployment at holy site
Parashat Chayei Sarah: The Cave of Machpelah
US to rejoin UNESCO five years after quitting over Palestinian statehood
The move had largely been anticipated since the US Congressional Omnibus bill approved in December 2022 included funding for UNESCO.
IDF kills two terrorists who shot at settlement as West Bank violence rages on
Two terrorists shot dead by Israeli troops, third injured • Palestinian, Border Police officer injured in Cave of the Patriarch scuffle
Jewish Israeli arrested for assaulting female IDF soldier in Hebron
The soldier was attacked during clashes that developed between Jews and Palestinians in Hebron during a coordinated entry of worshipers to the tomb of Otniel Ben Knaz.
Female IDF soldier attacked by Jewish rioter in Hebron clashes
Hundreds of Jews reportedly began to march through Palestinian areas of Hebron flying Israeli flags.
Mufti slams Pence for ‘storming’ Tomb of the Patriarchs
Former US Vice President Mike Pence took a tour of Hebron, where he visited the Tomb of the Patriarchs.
Israel won't battle Biden over US return to UNESCO
Israel has no plans to oppose the US' return to UNESCO and doesn't plan to renew its own UNESCO membership.
Israel's ties to Hebron undeniable, Herzog says at Cave of Patriarchs
Palestinians and Israeli left-wing politicians and activists protested the president's decision to visit the city.
Palestinians, IDF clash in Hebron after Herzog's candle-lighting
Violence between Palestinians and IDF forces came after President Isaac Herzog lit the first Hanukkah candle at the Cave of the Patriarchs.
President Isaac Herzog's controversial candle lighting
Herzog may have thought that lighting the first Hanukka candle in the Cave of the Patriarchs where Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Jacob are buried, would be a symbolic act of unity.
Parashat Chayei Sarah: Learning how to converse
Every word and every sentence in the dialogues that appear in the parasha is there to teach us how to operate in a holy way.
Hundreds of Israelis go to Cave of the Patriarchs with WZO for Slichot
Many also went to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City for Slichot, abiding by government COVID-19 restrictions.
