The “Judah Camp” – English for Machane Yehuda. Situated in downtownJerusalem, between the Central Bus Station and the Jerusalem city center,Machane Yehuda serves the City of Gold, as well as the surroundingsuburbs. It is commonly known as the `shuk’ – the fruit and vegetablemarket. But anything else, be it food, meat, dry goods, paper products –a potpourri of whatever you […]
Read moreUncle MuhammadJuly 18, 1997The following was posted early last week over several internet lists: The following are excerpts from the weekly Friday sermon delivered byPalestinian Authority [PA] appointed “Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine”Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount inJerusalem on July 11, 1997. The sermon was broadcast on the PA’s official radio station, Voice ofPalestine. […]
Read moreTrue JusticeJuly 10, 1997 This is a true story. It is also a personal story because it involves, not only myself, but also my wife. It is sort of cute – I thought you might enjoy it.CHAPTER ONE-The CrimeFour years ago – the days, weeks, months following the initial meetings with the terrorists, with the signing of the original Oslo […]
Read moreWhy Lior Cohen was burned and nearly killed by an Arab Pipe Bomb July 4, 1997 Point number one: The soldiers serving in Hebron are wonderful people who do whatever they are allowed to do to provide security in the city. Point number two: When an Arab tosses a bomb at an Israeli, the responsibility is his. There may be […]
Read moreE Tu Arik?June 29, 1997Ariel Sharon finally received what he’s been waiting for all these years – public acknowledgment ofhis right to participate in the highest echelons of Israeli government. Since his ousting from the Defense Ministry following the Kahn Committee Report, holding him indirectly responsible for the Sabra and Shatila massacre, Sharon has been fighting his way back up […]
Read moreAn open letter to “a Senior US Official”June 22, 1997The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday June 22, 1997 that you stated, last Friday, that it is “quitepossible that the violence in Hebron is “a plausible safety valve” allowing the Palestinians “tovent their anger.” You continued that “there is aggressive action the Palestinian Police could betaking in certain circumstances which they […]
Read moreHebron-Past, Present and Foreverby David Wilder Hebron – One Year LaterJune 20, 1997 One year ago none of us could imagine that a year later Hebron would be something of a war zone. Yesterday Arutz 7 replayed an interview with Arik Sharon, recorded a day after the elections, in which he assured that Hebron would not be abandoned. Unfortunately, he […]
Read moreCrying with KerenErev Shavuot 5757June 10, 1997 I have been debating with myself, for the past few days, whether or not to write this. Finally, I give in. I feel that I have little choice, as it has been sitting on me for too long. According to our Sages, once the People of Israel entered Eretz Yisrael, a concept called, […]
Read moreTumbling BackwardsJune 8, 1997 A good friend of mine is presently doing his annual military reserve stint. Each day and/or night for three weeks he patrols areas in the Southern Hebron Hills. Ive done the same duty in the past. However, now the patrols have new jeeps, looking a little sturdier than those I remember from a few years past. […]
Read more30 Years Later – Facing the Future Hebron Day, 5757 June 5, 1997 On January 17, 1997 the Hebron Press Office posted the following: At ten minutes after six this morning, the last officer left the Hebron Military Compound and handed the keys to his Arab counterpart. Leaving the compound, this act completed abandonment of 80% of Hebron to Arafat. […]
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