“We have been there for almost 4,000 years, and we will stay there forever,” the Prime Minister stated.
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu started his weekly cabinet meeting on December 30, 2015 with a word of condolence for the family of local gardener Genadi Kaufman. The following is a video with English subtitles released by the Prime Minister’s Office and the full text of his comments.
“At the start of my remarks, I would like to send condolences to the family of Genadi Kaufman. Genadi was the gardener at the Tomb of the Patriarchs [Machpelah Cave]. He as stabbed in a murderous assault several weeks ago. Sadly, he did not recover. This morning as well, I say to all those who would uproot us from the Tomb of the Patriarchs – Except for a few years in the previous century, we have been there for almost 4,000 years, and we will stay there forever. You cannot defeat us.”
