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Israeli forces stand guard as groups of Israeli Ultra Orthodox Jews as part of an annual pilgrimage on the occasion of the Chayei Sarah

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Hebron, 31 October 2021. Israeli forces stand guard as groups of Israeli Ultra Orthodox Jews as part of an annual pilgrimage organized by Israel's settler movement on the occasion of the Chayei Sarah (Life of Sarah) commemorations.

0.1 SOUNDBLTE ( in Arabic): Emad Abu Shmesa.

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Chayei Sarah, Chaye Sarah, Hayye Sarah, or Hayyei Sara, "life of Sarah, is the fifth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

During Jewish holidays, the Israeli army seals off the mosque to Muslims for up to 10 days a year.

After the 1994 massacre of 29 Palestinian worshippers inside the mosque by a Jewish settler, Baruch Goldstein, the Israeli authorities divided the mosque complex between Muslim and Jewish worshippers.

Hebron is home to roughly 160,000 Palestinian Muslims and about 500 Jewish settlers. The latter live in a series of Jewish-only enclaves heavily guarded by Israeli troops.


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