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The Massacre,
American Jews
Experience The
Resettlement Of
Hevron
BY SAMUEL SOKOL
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Resettlement Of Hevron
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Muslim worshippers. The reason behind
barring Jews from their holy site while
allowing Muslims access is unclear.
Israel is quick to claim that all religions
have equal access to holy sites under its
administration.
On Shabbos, Colonel Udi, the
Commanding General in Hevron, came
to the yeshiva and addressed the guests
and the yeshiva boys during seudah
shlishit. He referred to the teachings of
the Or HaChaim HaKadosh with regards
to the words of Avraham Avinu, “Geir
v’toshav Anochi imachem” The inhabi-
tants responded, “Nasi Elokim atah
b’tocheinu.” Avraham Avinu is really like a
president, as only a person who is totally
convinced in the correctness of his path
can make such a declaration, as he does
not feel threatened.
Colonel Udi also spoke about the
yeshiva and the fact that its students
serve in the army and make a worthy con-
tribution by serving in select units and
also in various high offices. He further
emphasized that the Israel Defense
Forces as well as the State of Israel view
the yeshiva in a positive light.
Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman, who
was present during the Colonel’s speech,
commented that he could be one of the
rabbis at the yeshiva.
Hevron was in the news recently in
the United States when anti-Zionist
groups called on the New York Mets to
ban a Hevron organization from using
the team’s facilities for their annual
fundraising dinner at Citi Field. In a
reversal of history, the anti-Zionists
claimed that the settlers of Hevron,
including the student body of Shavei
Hevron are “taking over Hevron’s Old
City in violation of international law,
and driving out the Palestinian resi-
dents.” Among the organizations
protesting the Jewish presence in
Hevron was the American branch of the
Israeli-Arab Adalah organization, which
called on the Mets to “say no to settler
terror.” Despite Arab protests, American
Jews have not been deterred from their
support of the renewed Jewish commu-
nity of Hevron or of Shavei Hevron.
Judy Kalatzky was effusive in her
praise of the Hevron settlers. “They’re liv-
ing and breathing and protecting Eretz
Yisrael so we could have Eretz Yisrael.
Here we are in America…and the least we
can do is support yeshivas in Hevron.
These boys, it is such mesirus nefesh.
They live with nothing, they sleep in
barely anything, and they’re happy. The
people who live there are honored and
they feel that it’s a privilege.” ❖