Committee of the Jewish Community of Hebron

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Hebron

חברון
Regional committee in Israeli jurisdiction
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Seal
Nickname(s): 
Hebron Jewish Community
District Judea and Samaria Area
Region West Bank
Founded1979
Government
  Director GeneralUri Karzan
Population
 (2017) [1] [2] [3]
  Total700-800
Time zone UTC+2 (IST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (IDT)

The Committee of the Jewish Community of Hebron is the municipal body of the Israeli settlers of the city of Hebron in the Judean Region of the West Bank. The community constitutes a regional committee, including the Har Hevron Regional Council. The spokesman of the community is Yishai Fleisher.

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References

  1. Jennifer Medina (22 April 2007). "Settlers' Defiance Reflects Postwar Israeli Changes". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 Yaakov Katz; Tovah Lazaroff (13 April 2007). "Hebron settlers try to buy more homes". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. "Beit HaShalom – the House of Peace – a new Jewish building in Hebron". The Jewish Community of Hebron. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2014.