The "Ma'arat HaMechpelah - Tomb of our forefathers and foremothers in Hebron".
Rivka's (Rebekkas) grave
As Jews and Arabs more or less share the visiting hours, the Arabs used the time and added a new illegal hall to the Ma'arat HaMachpelah.
The Jewish area in Hebron protected by Israeli soldiers.
The curtain at the place where our Sages consider the entrance to Gan Eden (Paradise).
The border between Arabs and Jews in the city of Hebron.
The grave of Sarah Imenu.
The grave of Avraham Avinu.
The Ma'arat HaMachpelah from the outside.
All the photos you can find here:
http://bhol.co.il/news_read.asp?id=6979&cat_id=1
I especially found the pix dividing the Arabs and Jews disquieting. I didn't realize the lines between were literally walls. Good pix.
ReplyDeleteB"H
ReplyDeleteMost people don't know that there are actually walls dividing the city. Furthermore, there are Palestinian snipers aiming at Jews. So, walking around is not always too save.
Why didn't you write, a child, Jew, is going to school escorted by an Israeli soldier full gear ready for anything./....or maybe its wrong altogether for a child to grow like this
ReplyDeleteB"H
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it is wrong for a child to grow up this way. Don't all of us in Israel grow up that way ? Protected by the army, G - d, etc. ?