The Jewish community in Hebron was shocked to discover on Tuesday that Arabs have erected caravans on Jewish-owned land next to Hebron’s ancient Jewish cemetery, where Rebbitzen Menucha Rochel’s gravesite is located. Although this piece of land belongs to the Jewish community, the IDF did not include it within the security fence that it put up around the cemetery. The Arabs intend to open a school on the site.
It is believed that several Jewish graves are located on the land, since it used to be part of the cemetery. Close by are the graves of Rabbi Shimon Menashe Chaikin and Rabbi Moshe Meshel Gelbstein.
When the director of the Hebron municipal committee, Avraham Ben Yosef, contacted Hebron’s civil administration, he was told that “this is Arab territory, and the Hebron municipality has approved construction at the site.”
(SOURCE:COL.ORG.IL)
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