Saar: No more lies: We're keeping Hebron
Education Minister Gidon Saar announced on Tuesday that for the first time since the Oslo accords were signed, the Government of Israel is going to encourage all Israeli students to visit Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs, and its entirely Jewish suburb, Kiryat Arba. Israel must make it clear that Jews will remain in the city of Hevron, Education Minister Gidon Saar (Likud) said Tuesday. “We must not mislead the Arabs into thinking that one day there will be no Jews living in Kiryat Arba and Hevron,” he said during a tour of Judea.Some of you may be surprised at the reference to Jerusalem. Sadly, it has to be said. Most of Israel's secular Leftists do not leave the Tel Aviv or Haifa metropolitan areas. They don't visit Jerusalem. The IDF brings them to Jerusalem - and particularly to the Western Wall for their swearing-in ceremonies - because many of them have never been here and have no idea for what they are fighting. Really.
A Jewish presence in the Biblical city is crucial “in order to maintain our ability to visit and pray in the Tomb of the Patriarchs, one of the most important places to the Jewish people,” Saar explained.
He said he would act to bring all Israeli students to visit Hevron, particularly the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Currently, all Israeli students are to visit Jerusalem at least once during their school career.
I hope Saar's plans to take all the Jewish kids to Hebron materialize. But I hope the IDF changes its no fire rules first so that it can protect all those kids.
Labels: Gidon Saar, Hebron, Kiryat Arba, Machpeila cave
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:06 PM
2 Comments:
Carl - that's not good enough. Plans must be launched to turn Hebron into a Jewish majority city. Its the only one of the Four Holy Cities in Israel without a Jewish majority.
I have been shocked when observing IDF units touring the Kotel and other significant sites, and hearing the soldier-guides explaining to seemingly oblivious draftees that there was a temple or that there was a King David.
And I have also been shocked at the reticence of Tel Avivians (is that a word?) to even visit Jerusalem. They act as if it's not part of Israel.
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