Bennett promises Chevron homes, but will Israel ever build them?
For years, the Israeli government delayed reclaiming parts of Jewish-owned Chevron — including the market — out of fear of international retribution. Jews were initially forced from the land after the Chevron Riots of 1929 and then again in 1948.
The new neighborhood will be located between Mearas Hamachpeilah and the Avraham Avinu neighborhood, and double the number of Jewish residents in the city. The plan entails the destruction of the current wholesale market and the construction of new stores and buildings.
The land on which the wholesale market sits was purchased by the Magen Avot Sephardi Kollel in 1807. The area remained in Jewish hands until the riots of 1929, in which almost 70 Jews were killed and the entire community was exiled.
Descendants of the original owners later returned to claim the land and make sure it was still registered in the name of the Sephardic community. Other Jewish property in the area was also confirmed.
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