Ideological Earthquake In Hebron.

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A New Palestinian Offer for Peace With Israel​

Hebron’s sheikhs propose to leave the Palestinian Authority and join the Abraham Accords.​

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Elliot Kaufman
July 5, 2025 10:26 pm ET
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The idea of a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians has never seemed more futile than in the months since Oct. 7, 2023. But maybe that opens the door to a new way of achieving peace.

“We want cooperation with Israel,” says Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari, also known as Abu Sanad, from his ceremonial tent in Hebron, the West Bank’s largest city located south of Jerusalem. “We want coexistence.” The leader of Hebron’s most influential clan has said such things before, as did his father. But this time is different. Sheikh Jaabari and four other leading Hebron sheikhs have signed a letter pledging peace and full recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Their plan is for Hebron to break out of the Palestinian Authority, establish an emirate of its own, and join the Abraham Accords.

The letter is addressed to Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, a former mayor of Jerusalem, who has brought Mr. Jaabari and other sheikhs to his home and met with them more than a dozen times since February. They ask him to present it to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and await his reply.

“The Emirate of Hebron shall recognize the State of Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people,” the sheikhs write, “and the State of Israel shall recognize the Emirate of Hebron as the Representative of the Arab residents in the Hebron District.” Accepting Israel as a Jewish state goes further than the Palestinian Authority ever has, and sweeps aside decades of rejectionism.

More here (no Paywall): https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-palestinian-offer-peace-israel-hebron-sheikh-emirate-36dd39c3

 

[Rebel5soul]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this all holds together.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Al-Jaabari is a fraud

 

[Rightguide]

Al-Jaabari is a fraud

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Can tribal leaders in Hebron bring peace with Israel? - analysis​

The fact that the Sons of Iraq or the leaders of Jordan and Iraq emerged under US and British support, illustrate that these tribal structures often require outside support.​

Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.(photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)BySETH J. FRANTZMANJULY 6, 2025 19:50

A recent article at The Jerusalem Post speaks about meeting with the top Hebron sheikh who wants to pull out of Palestinian Authority. The article claims that Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari is the leader of Hebron’s most influential clan. Now “and four other leading Hebron sheikhs have signed a letter pledging peace and full recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.”

A letter has even been drafted. Jaabari has reached out to Israeli officials, the report says. Eight sheikhs are “believed to lead 204,000 local residents.”

There is an enduring allure of sheikhs and clans being able to offer a new initiative in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Gaza there has been talk since October 7 that clans and tribes might emerge to challenge Hamas. So far they have not emerged. In their place a few militias apparently have been backed by Israel.

Arab tribes in the Arab revolt​

What is interesting about the narrative of sheikhs, tribes and clans being able to rise up as peace partners is that this narrative still exists in 2025. More than 100 years ago the British allied with Arab tribes during the Arab revolt against the Ottomans.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-860173?utm

Here is another view. I don't see anything about fraud.