Joint List, Meretz MKs to host Knesset conference on ridding Hebron of Jews Hebron is an ancient city making its introduction to Jewish tradition in the Torah, which records Abraham’s purchase of the Tomb of Machpelah as a burial site for his wife, Sarah. Though control of the city exchanged hands over the millenia, Hebron featured an almost continuous Jewish presence until the present day. Nov. 21, 2018
Israeli soldier, lightly injured, kills Arab stabber in Hebron The attack took place on the road to the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs inside the Jewish community. Oct. 22, 2018
Israel approves building 31 new homes in Hebron Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman approved a plan to build a new housing complex for the Jewish community of Hebron, the first major building project in the city in two decades. Oct. 15, 2018
Bashing Israel, UNESCO also calls tombs part of ‘Occupied Palestinian territory’ Some analysts called the decisions a continuation of a longtime anti-Israel policy at UNESCO, which included resolutions rejecting Israel’s connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Oct. 11, 2018
Israeli man stabbed to death in Judea by Palestinian teenager Ari Fuld, a 45-year-old father of four, and a prolific English-language social-media activist and media pundit, was killed by a 17-year-old Palestinian terrorist from the nearby town of Yatta, while standing outside the Rami Levy supermarket in Gush Etzion. Sept. 16, 2018
Jews expand presence in Hebron, naming buildings after biblical matriarchs A group of 15 Jewish families in Hebron took up residence in two buildings situated near the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, which they have named the House of Rachel and the House of Leah. March 27, 2018
At AIPAC, 400 attend event in support of Judea and Samaria Israeli dignitaries addressed a crowd that opposes the BDS movement and came to hear an update on the contentious area. March 7, 2018