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Israel's Supreme Court Rejects Palestinian Bid to Block Elevator at Tomb of Patriarchs


(Times of Israel) Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday denied a Palestinian petition to prevent making Hebron's Tomb of the Patriarchs wheelchair accessible. The site is accessible now only by stairs. A new project would add an elevator. Construction began in August after years of planning and waiting for Israeli government approval. The judges ruled that the importance of making the holy site accessible to everyone trumped other concerns. "It is regrettable that this humanitarian issue has also become a political one and a source of controversy," the judges wrote.
2021-11-08 00:00:00
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