After years of legal battles and delays, Israel's Ministry of Defence has commenced with construction to make the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron accessible to the disabled.
Jerold S. Auerbach: In Hebron, the kindness and cordiality that she effusively displayed towards West Bank Palestinians quickly vanishes as she focuses on the Jewish Quarter.
Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has ordered the IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) and the Civil Administration (CA) in Judea and Samaria to notify the Hebron municipality of Israel’s plans to build a new neighbourhood in the city.
“Our aim is to empower the shared economy between Israelis and Palestinians, working closely together to empower and strengthen the economy,” said businessman Sheikh Ashraf Al Jabari.
Footage showed a member of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) attacking the boy, who had approached the group as they took a tour organised by the controversial Breaking the Silence organisation, which is critical of the IDF.
An article featuring Israel and the West Bank entitled “Hope in a Divided Country” by Sandra Hall appeared in the “Traveller” section of Sydney's Weekend Herald and Melbourne's The Saturday Age (October 17-18)
There are many people in Israel who feel like these past two weeks have been the longest two weeks in their lives. Since the moment the abduction became public knowledge, the tension is palpable.
