Palestinians riot over death, funeral of two teens, prisoner

Published on April 4, 2013

Palestinians continued rioting in the Hebron area following the deaths of two Palestinian teens killed by Israeli troops and during the funeral of a Palestinian prisoner who died of cancer.

Palestinian man killed by Israeli soldiers during violence near Hebron

Published on March 13, 2013

A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli troops during a spate of violent activity near Hebron.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian, wound two in West Bank clash

Published on March 13, 2013

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian on Tuesday during a confrontation with a stone-throwing crowd in a flashpoint district of the occupied West Bank, both sides said.

Police arrest at least eight suspected rioters in Jerusalem, Hebron

Published on March 1, 2013

Israeli security forces arrested at least eight Palestinians in riots in southern Jerusalem and in the West Bank.

Riots break out in Jerusalem, West Bank over Palestinian prisoners

Published on February 22, 2013

Palestinian protesters reportedly fired flares and hurled stones at Israeli troops in the Old City in Jerusalem amid violent protests in the West Bank.

Snow falls in Jerusalem, northern Israel

Published on January 9, 2013

Snow and hail began falling in the Jerusalem area and continued to fall in the north of the country.

Palestinians, Israeli troops clash in Hebron after shooting death of youth

Published on December 13, 2012

Palestinians and Israeli soldiers clashed in the city of Hebron a day after a Palestinian teen who threatened an Israeli Border Police officer was shot and killed.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen brandishing toy gun

Published on December 12, 2012

A Palestinian teen who threatened Israeli troops near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron was shot and killed.

Israeli troops again filmed fleeing Palestinian mob

Published on December 10, 2012

For a second time this month, Israeli media have shown videos of Israeli soldiers fleeing a Palestinian mob.

Settlers arrested for allegedly carrying out ‘price tag’ attack

Published on December 3, 2012

Three residents of Jewish West Bank settlements were arrested on suspicion of carrying out a "price tag" attack near Hebron.

Jewish settlers to move into contested Hebron building

Published on October 12, 2012

Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, has reportedly ordered authorities to allow the Jewish owners of a building in Hebron to move into it.

Palestinian cars torched in price tag attack

Published on August 29, 2012

Palestinian cars were torched and vandalized in a price tag attack near Ramallah in the West Bank.

Sister of terror victim Shalhevet Pass injured by Palestinian rock throwers

Published on July 11, 2012

The sister of Shalhevet Pass, who was shot to death more than a decade ago by a Palestinian gunman, was injured by rock-throwing Palestinians in the same Hebron park where her sister was killed.

Palestinian assailant stabs Israeli border guard in Hebron

Published on June 4, 2012

An Israeli border guard was stabbed by a Palestinian assailant near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Israeli teen, Palestinian man injured in Hebron clashes

Published on April 18, 2012

A Palestinian man and an Israeli teen were injured in clashes in Hebron.

Jewish settlers evicted from Hebron home

Published on April 4, 2012

Jewish settlers were evicted from a home near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron without incident.

Settlers remain in Hebron home after eviction deadline

Published on April 3, 2012

Jewish settlers remained in a home near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, despite the passing of a deadline for them to prove their ownership or vacate the building.

Netanyahu seeks delay in Hebron home eviction

Published on April 3, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested a delay in the eviction of Jewish settlers who moved into an Arab-owned home near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Settlers ordered to leave Hebron house

Published on April 2, 2012

Jewish settlers who moved into an Arab home near the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron have 24 hours to leave, the Israeli army said.

Jewish settlers move into Hebron home near Cave of the Patriarchs

Published on March 29, 2012

Several dozen Jewish settlers moved into a home near the Cave of the Patriarchs that they say they purchased.

German opposition head rues referring to Hebron situation as ‘apartheid’

Published on March 15, 2012

The leader of Germany's main opposition party acknowledged that he may have gone too far when he wrote on Facebook that Israel is running an "apartheid regime" in Hebron.

Israeli teachers oppose school trips to Hebron

Published on February 6, 2012

Hundreds of Israeli teachers have sent a letter to Israel's education minister opposing school trips to Hebron. The trips are part of an Education Ministry program to take students on "heritage tours" in the West Bank city.

Jews throw stones at freed Palestinian’s home in Hebron

Published on November 21, 2011

Jewish Israelis who gathered in Hebron for a special Shabbat reportedly threw stones at the home of a Palestinian prisoner released in exchange for Gilad Shalit.

Plan will bring Israeli students to Hebron

Published on February 16, 2011

Israel's Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced a plan to bring Israeli students to visit the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The plan, which was announced Tuesday, reportedly isn't going over well with many school administrators or students.

Palestinian terror cell indicted for American woman’s murder

Published on January 26, 2011

Members of a Palestinian terror cell were indicted for the murder of an American tourist in a forest near Jerusalem. Four Palestinians from villages near Hebron were indicted Wednesday in Jerusalem District Court for the murder of Christine Logan, 40, also identified by some media outlets as Christine Luken, and for the attempted murder of her hiking partner Susan Kaye Wilson. The two women were attacked Dec. 18, 2010, while hiking at Khirbet Hanut, an archaeological site near Beit Shemesh. Wilson pretended to be dead and survived the ordeal and provided descriptions of the attackers. The suspects reportedly have confessed to the attack.

Op/Ed: UNESCO is right, Israel is wrong

Published on November 11, 2010

The word is that UNESCO is on an anti-Semitic tear, trying to “de-Judaize” and “Islamicize” two of the most holy Jewish sites in this country – the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem.

Hezbollah leader praises Hamas for West Bank shooting attacks

Published on September 3, 2010

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah praised Hamas on Friday for the West Bank shooting attacks which left four Israelis dead and two injured on two consecutive days, saying "this is the way to free Jerusalem and Palestine."

Girl wounded in stoning attack

Published on September 3, 2010

Stonethrowers lightly wounded an Israeli girl traveling in the West Bank, the third such attack since the relaunch of peace talks this week.

Three IDF soldiers attacked in Hebron

Published on March 19, 2010

Three unarmed Israeli soldiers who accidentally entered the Arab-controlled area of Hebron were attacked and wounded.

The soldiers, stationed near Hebron, lost their way Thursday during a physical training exercise.

Madoff,  Christmas, Chanukah and Hebron

Published on December 25, 2008

" . . . I am so proud of Rob Eshman. His condemnation of Bernard Madoff flies in the faces of those many Jews who believe in the lunacy that Jews can do no wrong . . . "

Ralph Waldo Emerson, it’s always Sunny in Hebron

Published on December 18, 2008

" , , , Eshman, here is the question I have for you: Brother can you spare a dime? . . . "

Peace House expulsions show need for sensitivity

Published on December 11, 2008

This is Judaism's second holiest site, being that Jacob is the Jewish forefather and as his 12 sons became the 12 tribes of Israel.

Analysis: Unchecked settler violence sparks fears of new intifada

By Leslie Susser
Published on December 11, 2008

The violent settler response to the evacuation of the building, dubbed the House of Contention by Israeli media and called the Peace House by settlers, was symptomatic of a relatively new phenomenon: growing numbers of radical settlers who feel alienated from the state, don't accept its authority and are ready to use violence to prevent it from taking action against settler interests.

Showdown in Hebron as IDF evicts settlers

By Dina Kraft
Published on December 4, 2008

The violent eviction Thursday ended one standoff between Jewish settlers and the Israeli government but spurred another

Briefs: Hebron settlers removed, Olmert plans land swap, Romney backs off Hezbollah

Published on August 9, 2007

News briefs.

Shlomo’s World

By Howard Blume
Published on February 23, 2006

Shlomo Wollins begins his narration well before we reach Hebron, a city on the very fault line of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His tour, by car and by foot, on this late January day is an entry into a worldview of The Chosen and The Other, in which Jews, God's Good Guys, are the victims of Arabs, but it's also a world in which Jews are victors over Arabs.

The Bloody Lesson of Hebron

By Avi Davis
Published on November 28, 2002

There are few locations in the Middle East that excite fiercer debate than the Jewish community of Hebron.

World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on November 22, 2001

World Briefs

Palestinian Snipers Slay Israeli Child

By Naomi Segal
Published on March 29, 2001

A 10-month-old Jewish girl has become the latest victim of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.