27 Tishrei 5780
26 October 2019
The News on the Israeli Street
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
On the Gaza Border:
It was a rather subdued Friday.
Not really.
“Only” 4000 Hamasniks were out along the border fence throwing Molotovs, grenades, “rocks”, and IEDs.
According to the fraudulent “Palestinian Ministry of Health”, 77 of these terrorists were wounded in various degrees–including 31 who were shot while trying to kill our soldiers or infiltrate into Israel.
In Judea and Samaria:
Speaking of fraudulent, the so-called Prime Minister of Palestine, the unelected Mohammad Ashtiyyeh, has been out making the “martyr rounds” this weekend.
Ashtiyyah is the suited man sitting on the sofa beside the mother of a “martyr wannabe” whose picture is on the wall behind her. She can thank her son–the one she encouraged to commit terror–for now receiving a “salary” for life from the PLO.
A critical part of Palestinian ideology is the narrative of the martyr–the “heroic freedom fighter” who will sacrifice himself for the “liberation of Palestine.”
Of course, the reality is far different. In essence, the “martyrs” who are killed or captured while killing or trying to kill Israelis are nothing more than paid murderers whose families reap the rewards of their actions long after they are gone or even while they are imprisoned.
Visits like the one you see above, only serve to incite future generations of Palestinian youth–like the little girl you see in the photo–to commit terror.
By the way, the terrorist whose photo you see is not dead. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Staff Sgt. Ronen Lubarsky which occurred on May 24, 2018. This means that not only is the mother receiving a monthly stipend, but also the terrorist is getting a monthly paycheck in prison.
TODAY’S BLOG:
Our Trip to Hevron: Part 3 Hevron
Today is the final installment of our chronicling the journey we took to Hevron on Wednesday with the Hebron Fund. After stopping at Kever Rachel (Rachel’s Tomb) and traveling through some of the most dangerous parts of Gush Etzion, we finally came to Hevron.
The sign at the entrance:
We went to every place on the sign–except the police station.
An overview of the layout of Hevron:
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We entered through Kiryat Arba and went straight to Tel Rumeida.
Our walk through Hevron was led by noted guide Simcha Hochbaum, the Director of Hevron tourism and a long time resident of Hevron. Our first stop was the ancient Admot Yishai Jewish neighborhood in Tel Rumeida which abuts an ancient Bronze Age pathway:
The pathway.
Throughout our walk, Simcha constantly reminded us that we were actually standing on the ground where Abraham and our other forefathers and foremothers walked, worked, and prayed.
After all, Hevron was the first Jewish city, and Jewish presence goes back for more than 3,800 years. Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah are all buried in Hevron–as are Adam and Eve according to Jewish tradition.
Back to the neighborhood–this is a photo of the trailer–turned permanent residence–where 63-year-old Rabbi Shlomo Raanan was murdered on August 20, 1998. A Palestinian terrorist came through the window that you see and stabbed Rabbi Raanan in the heart:
A gruesome terrorist murder here set in motion the construction of a full-blown neighborhood.
As a result of his murder and at the insistence of the Rabbi’s widow, the Israeli government approved the neighborhood for permanent status and eventually permitted the building of the huge residential building alongside. This is a playground for the kids in the neighborhood:
Your humble servant’s wife admiring the kids’ playground.
A beautiful red rose, but get out your magnifying glass and see if you can read the decal that is stuck to the window in the background:
It reads “Kahane Was Right” in reference to Rabbi Meir Kahane. Many of his disciples including Baruch Marzel–whom we ran into while we were there–live in this neighborhood.
From this neighborhood, we walked to Tel Hevron where archaeologists have uncovered a wealth of information about the early Jewish communities there including a wine press and olive press.
As we were walking around with a heavy security guard, we were struck about how every step of our way was clearly visible to Palestinians. In this particular area, a mosque overlooks the archaeological area:
In the middle of the site: note the mosque minaret behind the house, and our extremely attentive security guard to the right.
From Tel Hevron we journeyed back toward the Machpelah (Tomb of the Patriarchs) stopping at the Beit Hadassah Visitor’s Center for a moving presentation of the history of the Jewish community in Hevron.
All along the way, we were guarded by IDF soldiers:
One of our youngest and bravest with your humble servant.
After a brief lunch, we then proceeded up the steps to the always imposing Cave of the Patriarchs. Each time that I am in Hevron and climb the steps, I cannot help but remember all of our sisters and brothers who were not allowed to go past the seventh step while the city was under Muslim rule.
The Second Temple may have been destroyed by the Romans, but the Temple that Herod built over the Cave of Machpelah still stands.
Jews will never again be relegated to the seventh step.
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.