Cave of the Patriarchs
Coverage of Cave of the Patriarchs in the Nexus archive.
- Israelis, Palestinians torn over sacred shrine in city of Hebron
Israelis and Palestinians have conflicting perspectives on Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs shrine, with an Israeli settler viewing it as a global must-see and a Palestinian activist seeing it as a symbol of Israeli expansion. The site, sacred to Jews, Muslims, and Christians, is believed to be the burial place of biblical figures like Abraham and represents competing claims in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.
- Israel strips Palestinians of control over holy site in Hebron
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich transferred control of the Cave of Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron from the Palestinian municipality to an Israeli committee, a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority as violating agreements and international law. The 1997 protocol had placed most of the site under Palestinian administration, which Israel has been eroding.