Fatah planning building project in Hevron that could intercept Tomb of Patriarchs
Over in Hevron, the PA is working on another stealth tactic of theirs:
A new Palestinian Authority construction project could cut Jewish access to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hevron, Jewish activists say. The Tomb is one of Judaism's most holy sites; however, the PA claims the site as a mosque, and demands that Israelis leave Hevron under any future peace deal.Indeed, this must be prevented. It would only serve Fatah's purpose to weaken Israeli presence in Hevron, and even that cannot be allowed, any more than in Jerusalem.
The PA is sponsoring the construction of a new marketplace between the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the nearby Jewish city of Kiryat Arba. The street between Kiryat Arba and Hevron is the road Israelis and tourists from around the world use to access the Jewish neighborhood of Hevron and the historic tomb.
Hevron currently has a large marketplace located elsewhere in the city, several blocks away from the Jewish neighborhood.
Kiryat Arba-Hevron Regional Council head Malachi Levinger and leaders of the Jewish community of Hevron protested near the construction site on Wednesday and brought about a temporary halt in the building. However, while police ordered builders to stop while the situation is clarified, one tractor continues to work, and is creating a roadblock, the Jewish protesters said.
“They want to block off Kiryat Arba... They are bringing terrorists who served time in Israeli prisons to here to create an area that is dangerous for Jews,” said Noam Arnon, spokesman for the Hevron Jewish community.
“This is an area where the IDF is in charge of security,” he continued. However, he said, as the PA controls civilian affairs, it can build a dangerous area while claiming that the structures will be used for civilian purposes.
Hevron's new Arab market is to be funded by various foreign states and extreme-Left organizations, he said. The project is estimated to cost at least $20 million.
Levinger called on Israel to put a stop to the construction in its current location. “Prevent the creation of a dangerous casbah [marketplace] that will pose a threat to Israeli citizens who visit the Tomb of the Patriarchs and will cut off Kiryat Arba from the city of our Patriarchs,” he told Israel's lawmakers and the IDF.
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