Hebron, the Root of the Nation
Rebbe Nachman teaches the following:
"Repentance entails returning the thing to where it was taken from. This is the aspect of zarka, about which the holy Zohar brings: It was zarak (thrown back) to the pla...
No Huffington Post, Jews Are Not Crusaders
In a recent article on Huffington Post titled: "First Judeo-Christian Crusade for Jerusalem" the author Liaquat Ali Khan paints a Muslim centric picture of history in the Holy Land by claiming that Jews are ess...
Palestinian Authority Loses its Grip Over Hebron Upgrade
The Palestinian Authority's reaction to the Hebron community's municipal upgrade last week has become unhinged. Sensing the move essentially means that the Jewish residents of the city will not be removed from ...
HEBRON RISING: Israel Elevates Status of Biblical City’s Ancient Jewish Community
Hebron's upgrade will have a direct and almost immediate effect on the "peace process." The message is clear: Judea and Samaria will not be handed over to the Palestinian Authority.
Seemingly in conjunction ...
BATTLE FOR HEBRON: Israel Pushes Back Against UNESCO With New Home Approval
It didn't take long for the Israeli government to strengthen the Jewish presence in Hebron in the wake of UNESCO's ruling that obliterated the Jewish connection to the nation's second holiest site, the Cave of ...
UNESCO, “Palestine,” and the Erasure of Indigenous History in the Land of Israel
On Friday, UNESCO voted in a secret ballot to declare that Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarch is actually an Islamic and Palestinian Word Heritage site. This vote disregarded the Jewish connection to the city and t...
Which is worse – UNESCO or Bibi?
The Israeli Government is all up in arms over the decision by UNESCO today to recognize the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hevron as an "endangered palestinian heritage site". Condemnations are flowing in from v...
Haley warns UNESCO: “Hebron is not in Danger, Don’t Believe the PA”
The Washington Free Beacon obtained a letter penned by Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley to UNESCO, warning them not to add the Cave of the Patriarchs to a list of World Heritage sites that are in danger.
Hal...
[watch] Israel Defends Jewish Connection to Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs
With UNESCO set to vote on the status of the Cave of the Patriarchs, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely defended Jewish rights to our second holiest location to the foreign ministers whose countries sit on ...
WAR ON THE TRUTH: Why Did Israel Ban UNESCO From Hebron?
Israel’s ambassador to UNESCO, Carmel Shama-Hacohen said the following concerning Israel's refusal to allow UNESCO to come to Hebron on a fact finding mission:
“As a matter of principle, Israel will not provid...