(Jerusalem Post) Yossi Klein Halevi - Hebron is my most cherished place of pilgrimage. More than the Western Wall, with its crowds and flags and marble plaza, the Machpela, or Tomb of the Patriarchs, conveys ancientness and intimacy. No nation possesses a comparable pantheon, where its millennia-old founders are buried. And no sane nation would walk away from here and sever its tangible connection to its origins. A people that surrenders its deepest roots risks returning to exile. Without the presence of the settlers, and the massive military support required to defend them, it's doubtful whether a Jew would feel even relatively safe enough to come here at all.
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