A disabled Jewish man being carried up from the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
The District Court in Jerusalem rejected a petition submitted by the (Palestinian Authority) Hebron Municipality against Israeli construction work on the Cave of the Patriarchs (Maarat Hamachpelah) in Hebron, paving the way to making it accessible to people with disabilities.
The Palestinian Authority-run Hebron municipality submitted a petition against Israeli plans to make the holy site Cave of the Patriarchs accessible to people with disabilities, and the district court ruled Thursday that the Cave of the Patriarchs can be made accessible by building a path and an elevator.