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الØرم الإبراهيمي
TOMB OF THE PATRIARCHS
A
sacred
site
to
all
three
Abrahamic
faiths:
Islam,
Christianity
and
Juda
-
ism.
It
is
the
burial
place
of
three
couples:
Abraham
and
Sarah,
Isaac
and
Rebekah,
Jacob
and
Leah.
It
is
the
second
holiest
place
for
Judaism
after
the
Western
Wall,
gathering
approximately
500,000
Jewish
worshipers
each
year.
It
is
also
highly
sacred
for
Islam,
which
recognizes
Abraham
as
a
true
prophet
of
God.
Until
1994,
the
whole
compound
was
managed
by
Muslims.
It
was
entirely
used
as
a
mosque,
but
open
to
all
the
visitors.
Jewish
worshipers
used
to
pray
outside
the
mosque,
in
front
of
the
south-western
corner
called
The
complex
has
been
strictly
segregated
since
the
1994
massa
-
cre
in
the
Ibrahimi
Mosque,
when
the
settler
Baruch
Goldstein
attacked
Muslim
worshipers
during
Ramadan
Friday
prayers,
killing
29
of
them
and
wounding
more
than
a
hundred.
After
the
massacre,
the
Tomb
was
closed
for
eight
months
by
Israeli
authorities.
During
this
time,
Israelis
occupied
part
of
the
building
and
divided
it
into
a
Jewish
and
Muslim
site
separated
by
a
built-in
wall.
Currently
68%
of
the
building
is
Muslim,
but
they
have
no
access
to
the
Holy
Garden.
The
path
leading
from
the
carpark
to
the
tomb goes through the small green
area
belonging
to
the
municipality.
Israeli
authorities
built
large
stairs
connecting
the
the
two
points,
which
enable
all
Jewish
visitors
access
to
walk
and
visit
the
monu
-
ment
while
avoiding
the
surround
-
i
ng
Palestinan
neighborhoods.Then
Israeli
built
a
segregated
street,
known
as
"prayer
road"
to
connect
the
settlement
of
Kyriat
Arba
to
the
Tomb
of
the
Patriarchs
to
facilitate
settlers'
movement
during
Shabbat.
As
the
path
was
constructed,
it
destroyed
part
of
the
Muslim
neigh
-
borhoods
of
Haret
A-Salayme
and
Haret
A-Jaabari.
One
side
of
the
street
is
for
Palestinians
and
the
other
for settlers and internationals only.
IBRAHIMI MOSQUE
Cave of Machpelah
Divided Mosque: side turned
into a Synagogue
Open space forbidden for
Palestinians
Parking
Prayer road
Side for
Palestinians
Side for
Settlers
Kyriat Arba
Al-Shuhada street
Haret
A-Salayme
Jewish
tourist center
Israeli
police station
Haret
A-Jaabri
Mosque
Area turned
into a Synagogue
Seven
steps
Casbah