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Jerold S. Auerbach

Jerold S. Auerbach is the author of 12 books, including Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel (1896-2016) and Israel 1896-2016, selected for Mosaic by Ruth Wisse and Martin Kramer as a “Best Book for 2019.”

It was in Hebron where David became king of Israel, ruling for seven years before relocating his throne in Jerusalem.
Millennia before Jordan claimed its “West Bank” following Israel’s war of independence in 1948, biblical Judea and Samaria were deeply embedded in Jewish history.
The irrefutable facts of Jewish history affirm Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s choice of the Machpelah burial site to light the first candle of the holiday.
Among areas identified for additional housing units is Ariel, a secular community midway between Tel Aviv and the Jordan River. Its thriving University of Judea and Samaria teaches 10,000 students.
Long before Jerusalem was mentioned in the biblical text, Hebron was embedded as a site of pilgrimage for sacred memory.
The “public interest” denies Jews the right to pray at their ancient and holiest site.
The Palestinian Authority leader blames Israel for its failures. But he’s only fooling himself.
Disagreement over the best prime minister prompts initial scrutiny of who was the worst.
“Hebron will never be cleansed of Jews. … We are not strangers in Hebron,” said Benjamin Netanyahu, who in 2019 became the first Israeli prime minister in nearly 20 years to visit the ancient biblical city.