'Development in Hebron always accompanied by antagonism'

AuthorYoni Kempinski
Published date02 December 2022
Publication titleIsrael National News (Israel)
"We have 15 rooms in the guesthouse and provide hospitality services for people who want to visit Hebron," he says

"We have about 20 families living in what is known as the Old Quarter of Hebron."

"We're standing here on the rooftop of the hotel looking down at the shuk (Arab market) area across from it. The shuk is the continuation of the Jewish quarter of Hebron that the Jordanians destroyed in the 1948 War for Independence and built the market in its place," recounts Kerzon.

"Since the 1980s, Jews have been returning to Hebron," he continues, adding: "All Jewish development has always been accompanied by...

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