An Emirate of Hebron?
Five prominent tribal leaders from the West Bank city of Hebron have submitted a letter to Israeli officials offering full recognition of Israel as a Jewish state and proposing a peaceful breakaway from the Palestinian Authority to form an autonomous “Emirate of Hebron.”
The initiative, led by Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari—head of Hebron’s most influential clan—outlines a plan for cooperation with Israel, economic development, and eventual integration into the Abraham Accords framework.The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the letter, which was addressed to Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat and is intended for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We want coexistence,” said Sheikh Jaabari, speaking from his family’s ceremonial tent in Hebron, the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank. “We want cooperation with Israel.”
The sheikhs’ letter calls for mutual recognition between Israel and the proposed Hebron Emirate. They commit to “zero tolerance” for terrorism, and reject the policies of the Palestinian Authority, accusing it of corruption and incentivizing violence through payments to convicted attackers
I24news.