Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan visited Hebron on
Wednesday June 20, 2018 for the inauguration of Hebron’s first Israeli police
station. Attending the ceremony was Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh, and elected
officials from the municipalities of Hebron, Kiryat Arba and the Mount Hebron Regional
Council.
Wednesday June 20, 2018 for the inauguration of Hebron’s first Israeli police
station. Attending the ceremony was Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh, and elected
officials from the municipalities of Hebron, Kiryat Arba and the Mount Hebron Regional
Council.
The police station will service Israelis living in the region which comprise
approximately 30,000 residents.
approximately 30,000 residents.
Hebron has been under Israeli jurisdiction since 1967, but the growing
population has never benefited from a permanent structure until
now.
population has never benefited from a permanent structure until
now.
As the participants stood at the foot of the historic Tomb of Machpela
complex, burial site of the Biblical Matriarchs and Patriarchs, Minister Erdan stated
that the police “will continue to provide security to the residents of the region, who
are experiencing a complex reality. They stand and are courageously in building and
strengthening our country.”
complex, burial site of the Biblical Matriarchs and Patriarchs, Minister Erdan stated
that the police “will continue to provide security to the residents of the region, who
are experiencing a complex reality. They stand and are courageously in building and
strengthening our country.”
“In the hills around us where our forefathers once lived, the most natural
and obvious thing is happening today – the dedication of a permanent police presence
that includes the entire range of police services to the public. It is clear to all that
where there is a strong police presence, there is tranquility, law, and sovereignty,”
Erdan said.
and obvious thing is happening today – the dedication of a permanent police presence
that includes the entire range of police services to the public. It is clear to all that
where there is a strong police presence, there is tranquility, law, and sovereignty,”
Erdan said.
He added that a failed terrorist attempt took place that day, in which a
firebomb exploded near security guards. No injuries were reported.
firebomb exploded near security guards. No injuries were reported.
About 700,000 visitors come to Hebron every year in addition to the local
community. The sense of law and order benefits not only the Israeli residents and
tourists, but also the residents of the PA.
community. The sense of law and order benefits not only the Israeli residents and
tourists, but also the residents of the PA.
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