The bill cites Abraham's biblical purchase of the land as proof of Jewish ownership, and suggests that local municipalities ...

On his last day in office, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant approved the roofing of the Yard of Ma’arat Hamachpelah (the Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron. The decision will make life easier for the ...

And they buried him [Abraham], Isaac and Ishmael his sons, in the Cave of Machpelah … (Genesis 25:9). I wonder: how many of you have been to Hebron? Hebron means “friendship” or “unity.” How ironic.

Fear filled Bruce Feiler as he walked into Hebron, epicenter of Muslim-Jewish warfare and the site of the tomb of Abraham, father of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. "I wanted to see if in the ...

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Israel Police, Border Police, and IDF personnel deployed to Hebron to assist in securing the Tomb of the Patriarchs during increased ...

HEBRON, WEST BANK -- The Tomb of the Patriarchs -- a site revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the burial place of their common forefather, Abraham -- needed bathrooms and a new roof over an ...

Now that Palestine has been voted into UNESCO, the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, officials are preparing applications for the organization’s marquee designation: a ...

HEBRON, West Bank, Dec. 5 -- Hebron's old town is segregated vertically and by race. Day and night, several thousand Palestinians are confined to their apartment buildings and roofs. Down on the ...

HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Jewish settler leaders prayed on Monday for U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election, citing his support for Israel, during a ceremony at a biblical tomb in the occupied ...