Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: Ibrahimi Mosque

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Palestinian intolerance and Jew-hatred summed up in one sentence

Every year, the Tomb of the Patriarchs is open exclusively to Jews for ten days and open exclusively to Muslims for ten days. The shrine is split between the two groups all the other days of the year.The schedule is publicized well ahead of time (although the Muslim days may move by a day depending on when the new month is declared.) There are no surprises. The Waqf...

Oh noes! "Talmudic dances" in Hebron!

The official Palestinian Wafa news agency is incensed:The Minister of National Security in the extremist occupation government, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed today, Wednesday, the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the city of Hebron.And local sources reported that the storming of Ben Gvir comes as part of a series of continuous incursions by the occupation and its settlers into the Haram since...

Do Palestinians have love for the "Ibrahimi Mosque" in Hebron, or hate for Jews?

The official Palestinian Wafa news agency reported that thousands of Muslims jammed the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the surrounding streets on Friday, the first Friday of Ramadan.It is one of the ten days of the year that Jews are banned from the sacred site, the second holiest site in Judaism. Wafa interviewed one of the worshipers, who explained why she came. "It is...

Judaism's second holiest site was Judenrein yesterday - but no one reported that

Last week, Arab media was filled with anger at news that the Jews of Hebron had taken over the Tomb of the Patriarchs and held a concert there on Sunday for the Selichot prayers.They emphasized that Muslims were not allowed into the building, insisting that this was unacceptable.But yesterday, no Jews were allowed into the same building. It was filled exclusively with Muslims....

Muslims upgrade Hebron site to "fourth holiest mosque in Islam" to keep Jews away

The director of the mosque at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, Sheikh Hefzy Abu Sneina, now claims that his mosque is the fourth holiest mosque in Islam after the Al-Haram in Mecca, the Al-Nabawi mosque in Medina and the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. He says that it contains Islamic sanctities and the tombs of their prophets, "which proves the right of Palestinians and...

An elevator for the disabled is called a "racist, Judaizing, colonialist,Talmudic crime" by the Palestinian Authority

The Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs issued a statement condemning Israel for doing...something..at the Cave of the Patriarchs, what they call the Ibrahimi Mosque. Nowhere in the entire press release does the ministry actually say what Israel is planning to do.The mentality of the racist colonialism dominates the government in the occupying state and its various...

Israel set to build elevator for all to access to Tomb of the Patriarchs, Palestinians claim it is only for Jews

The planned additions Palestinian site Safa reports that Israel's attorney general Avichai Mendelblit recently approved a plan use land next to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron to build an elevator and ramps to help access "for the Jewish disabled" to the holy place. Even though they are quoting Arutz-7, the original report makes clear that the elevator is meant for...

Palestinians hold a conference where they claim to be Canaanites (update)

On Saturday a "Palestinian Canaanite Conference" was held in the Mahmoud Darwish Museum in Ramallah. At the conference, Palestinian prime minister Mohamed Shtayyeh claimed that the Palestinians are descendants of the Canaanites. There is no historic evidence of this claim. But Shtayyeh seems to know this, because at the same time he said that this is a war of "narratives." "We...

Muslim "Protest praying" in Hebron

Last weekend was he one Sabbath of the year where Jews celebrate regaining control over the second most sacred spot in Judaism, the Cave of the Patriarchs. It is one of the ten days of the year that Jews have access to the entire building. Some 45,000 Jews came to celebrate, most staying (and eating) in tents because there are not nearly enough rooms to accommodate them all. Some...

Jews dedicating a Torah to the Cave of the Patriarchs to help families of kids with cancer. Arabs want UNESCO to stop it.

Tonight at 8 PM Israel time, there will be a ceremony dedicating a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll) to be used at the Ma'arat HaMachpela, the Cave of the Patriarchs where tradition says Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives are buried. It is the second holiest site in Judaism after the Temple Mount. The ceremony will include a concert. The money raised for the event is...

Abbas says allowing Jews to visit the Temple Mount is a "red line"

The official Palestinian Wafa news agency reports: The head of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas spoke about the need to stop violations against Al Aqsa Mosque, stressing that it is a red line that can not be tolerated in the face of the suffering of daily attacks and violations by the occupation forces and settlers. The PA Ministry of Information says that any Jews...