Jerusalem – More than 50,000 people visited the West Bank city of Hebron during the Passover mid holidays, sources in the city’s Jewish community estimated Thursday.
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Hebron’s Jewish community celebrates twice a year, on Sukkot and on Passover, when the Cave of the Patriarchs is fully open to Jews, including the sacred room of Isaac, which is located on the side which is usually open to Muslims only.
Most visitors arrive to pray at the Cave of the Patriarchs, but throughout the years the event had turned into a demonstration of support for the Jewish settlement in the city.
The event included performances by prominent Jewish singers, including Udi Davidi, Yehuda Saado and Haim Israel, as well as tours of the city’s sites and different activities for children and families.
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, who arrived in the city on Thursday to support its Jewish residents, said that “the mass event in Hebron is the answer to the handful of leftists who gathered in Tel Aviv today to declare the establishment of a Palestinian state – an empty and meaningless declaration.” Continue to read at Ynet News
Below photos from Chol HaMoed 2011 from Hevron. Credit: Hebron.com
