US blocks UN condemnation of Israel over ending Hebron observer force The proposed statement, circulated by Kuwait and Indonesia, would have expressed the U.N. Security Council’s “regret” over the “unilateral decision." Feb. 7, 2019
Ending foreign interference in Israeli policy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent decision to end TIPH’s mandate in Hebron is a step forward in ending the foreign infringement on Israeli sovereignty. The next step is to see that similar action is taken on the issue of Khan al-Ahmar. Ari Kalker Feb. 5, 2019
Netanyahu’s decision to end international monitors in Hebron ‘strengthens’ Israeli sovereignty Advocates praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to end the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, or TIPH, which they contend stoked hostilities and friction between Jewish and Arab residents. Josh Hasten Jan. 30, 2019
World Council of Churches to pull its ‘accompaniers’ from the city of Hebron WCC has recently come under fire from Im Tirtzu, NGO Monitor, CAMERA, DMU and other pro-Israel organizations over promoting anti-Israel rhetoric and the BDS movement. Jan. 30, 2019
Coming full-circle in Hebron The Temporary International Presence in Hebron was mainly a means for employing former members of the military and political activists from Europe, who found themselves high-paying jobs financed by taxpayers back home. Ariel Kahana Jan. 29, 2019
Hebron: The city without a solution Hebron proves that if there is to be peace between Israel and the Palestinians, foreign observers aren’t the solution. Jonathan S. Tobin Jan. 28, 2019
Israel decides to end mandate of international observers in Hebron The TIPH consists of 13 local staff and 64 members from Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Italy. Two incidents involve staff members caught on camera attacking Israelis. Jan. 28, 2019
Netanyahu implies that observers’ mandate in Hebron will not be extended Temporary International Presence in Hebron is accused of anti-Israel bias, overstepping its mandate as a neutral observer. Ariel Kahana and Israel Hayom Staff Jan. 21, 2019
Send the Hebron observer force home! The anti-Israel bias of TIPH is built into its mandate, which tasked organization members with the one-sided mission of “promoting by their presence a feeling of security” for Palestinians in Hebron. Protecting Jews from constant terrorist attacks is not part of their job description. Eugene Kontorovich Jan. 10, 2019
