Rabbi Dov Lior: Beit HaMachpela in Hevron Legally Purchased

Cave of the Patriarchs

Israel news photo: Flash 90

The Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Arba-Hevron visited a new Jewish home next to the Cave of the Patriarchs Thursday, saying the purchase was legal.

By Chana Ya'ar

First Publish: 3/29/2012, 3:33 PM

Although Jews moved quietly into their new home next to Hevron's Cave of the Patriarchs late last night, Thursday was anything but quiet.
IDF soldiers arrived shortly after the new residents entered their apartments. They immediately surrounded the building and effectively sealed it off, declaring the area a “restricted military zone.” Read the rest on: Arutz7

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