(Photo: MK Forer views Torah scrolls dating back to the
1500s used by the Jews who escaped the Spanish Inquisition by fleeing to
Hebron.)
1500s used by the Jews who escaped the Spanish Inquisition by fleeing to
Hebron.)
Member of Knesset Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu) visited Hebron to view the
security measures being implemented following the recent
attacks.
security measures being implemented following the recent
attacks.
“It’s time to charge a high price for the actions of terrorists and their supporters,”
he stated.
(Photo: Taking a “selfie” in front of the Tel Hebron archaeological park,
where artifacts engraved with the words “To the King, Hebron” have been
discovered.)
He added that the only way to defeat terrorism is to enact a heavy punishment
for terrorists on the one hand and to reinforce Jewish communities where the attacks
occur on the other hand.
for terrorists on the one hand and to reinforce Jewish communities where the attacks
occur on the other hand.
Last week, the elaborate mezuzah on the Tomb of Machpela, donated in memory
of terrorist victim, was ripped off. The vandals were not caught, but the incident
occurred during Ramadan prayers when the Tomb complex was reserved for Muslim services
only.
of terrorist victim, was ripped off. The vandals were not caught, but the incident
occurred during Ramadan prayers when the Tomb complex was reserved for Muslim services
only.
On Thursday, 13-year-old Hillel
Yaffe Ariel was stabbed to death in her bedroom by a terrorist intruder from
the neighborhood Muslim community of Bani Na’im. Another resident of Bani Na’im later
infiltrated into Hebron and was stopped attempting to stab several
soldiers.
Also on Thursday, an infiltrator from the PA Authority region stabbed two people in the
coastal city of Netanya.
On Friday, Rabbi Michael
Mark of the Hebron Hills region town of Otniel was killed by a terrorist
shooting. Both victims were buried in Hebron’s ancient cemetery.
(Photo: Viewing the thriving economic sprawl of Hebron’s H1 region, under PA
jurisdiction.)
The tour began with MK Forer paying a condolence call at the home of Hillel
Yaffe Ariel. “There is no way to comfort parents who lost their daughter,” said MK
Purer. “The face of evil was revealed in full force. But we can, and will triumph in the
end.”
Yaffe Ariel. “There is no way to comfort parents who lost their daughter,” said MK
Purer. “The face of evil was revealed in full force. But we can, and will triumph in the
end.”
He added, “there is a direct line connecting the 1929 massacre in Hebron and
the stabbing today. The motive is the same — hatred. The answer to that hatred is
building more Jewish communities in Israel.”
the stabbing today. The motive is the same — hatred. The answer to that hatred is
building more Jewish communities in Israel.”
Later the tour, MK Forer visited the Tomb of Machpela, site of
the ancient burial caves of the Biblical Matriarchs
and Patriarchs.
the ancient burial caves of the Biblical Matriarchs
and Patriarchs.
- He also toured the Tel
Hebron archeological park, the Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Beit Hadassah, and the Avraham Avinu synagogue in the
old Jewish quarter of Hebron.
(Photo: MK Forer at the Avraham Avinu Synagogue, built in 1540 by Rabbi
Malkiel Ashkenazi.)
The synagogue was one of the highlights for MK Forer as he viewed the ancient
Torah scrolls, first used hundreds of years ago by the returning Sephardic Jewish
community who escaped to Hebron after the Spanish Inquisition. The Torah scrolls, now in
regular use at the Avraham Avinu synagogue survived the riots of 1929.
Torah scrolls, first used hundreds of years ago by the returning Sephardic Jewish
community who escaped to Hebron after the Spanish Inquisition. The Torah scrolls, now in
regular use at the Avraham Avinu synagogue survived the riots of 1929.
MK Forer was hosted by the CEO of the Jewish Community of Hebron Uri Karzen,
spokesperson Noam Arnon, and former MK Orit Struck.
spokesperson Noam Arnon, and former MK Orit Struck.
He is the latest elected official to visit the city, being preceded last week
by MK Roi Folkman (Kulanu) and the week before by Deputy Knesset Speaker Nava Boker
(Likud).
by MK Roi Folkman (Kulanu) and the week before by Deputy Knesset Speaker Nava Boker
(Likud).
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United States contact info:
http://www.hebronfund.com/
1760 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-677-6886
info@hebronfund.org
In Israel contact the offices of the Jewish Community of Hebron at:
http://en.hebron.org.il/
02-996-5333
office@hebron.com
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