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Cave of the Patriarchs Massacre
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What if Israel had decided to expel the settlers of Hebron?
After the massacre of 29 Palestinians in Hebron, Yitzhak Rabin could have taken action against the settlers there. Instead, he put Palestinians under closure.
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Amiram Goldblum
November 13, 2019
Hundreds march in Hebron: ‘Open segregated Shuhada Street’
Israeli soldiers fire volleys of tear gas to break up the protest, prevent the march from reaching the street Israel has forbidden Palestinians but not Jews from walking or driving down. Around 400 people marched through the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday to mark 23 years since the Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the…
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Haggai Matar
February 24, 2017
PHOTOS: Pepper spray and arrests as Bil’in marks decade of struggle
Text by Haggai Matar Photos by Yotam Ronen, Shiraz Grinbaum, Miki Kratsman / Activestills.org Nearly 1,000 protesters — Palestinians, Israelis and internationals — marched to celebrate 10 years of popular struggle in the West Bank village Bil’in. Soldiers responded with tear gas, pepper spray and arrests. One Palestinian was badly wounded. Meanwhile, activists marked 21…
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Haggai Matar
February 28, 2015
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Prisoners in our own homes: A look at life in occupied Hebron
Twenty-one years have passed since Baruch Goldstein entered Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs and massacred dozens of Muslim worshippers. Since then, Palestinians in the city have been placed under a harsh regime of separation and movement restriction. Some of us can’t even leave our own homes. By Zleikha Muhtaseb Imagine that you are in your…
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+972 Magazine
February 25, 2015
A rolling stone of holiness, rage and revenge
On Purim of 1994, Dr. Baruch Goldstein massacred 29 Muslim worshipers in the Cave of the Patriarchs – a tragedy that sparked a chain of events that has, more than any other act, shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the last 20 years. But we could point to a much earlier start of this story: an…
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Haokets
April 18, 2014
The day after the massacre, in Hebron’s Jewish settlement
Something saddened the Jewish settlers of Hebron following the Cave of the Patriarchs Massacre: the army canceled their Purim parade. By Yigal Mosko / ‘The Hottest Place in Hell’ Read this post in Hebrew here Much to my surprise there was no lock on the door. “Does this look safe?” Orna asked. The truth is…
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+972 Magazine
February 25, 2014
In Hebron, terror begets a reign of terror
Who do you turn to for redress when your city is occupied by a military force that gives violent settlers almost complete impunity? The roots of segregation in Hebron and Baruch Goldstein’s massacre of 29 Palestinian worshipers. Read this post in Hebrew here. “How can you tell the difference between a Jew from Hebron and…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
February 25, 2014
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