The Jerusalem Post can now disclose having recently met with Jabari at his ceremonial tent. It was also disclosed that another 13 sheikhs from the Hebron area also plan to leave the PA. At the meeting, Jaabari, 48, wore a large and flowing white robe with gold stripes and a black-striped headdress. He also wore multiple large ceremonial rings, one on one hand and two on the other hand. His beard was still mostly black, though with shades of gray. The "tent" itself was mostly red and was no normal tent. It ranged around 50 feet by 30 feet and had a very high ceiling.
Though it seemed somewhat unchanged from when earlier sheikhs in his family line - who, according to the sheikh, have ruled Hebron since the time of Saladin - may have also conducted the region's affairs, there was powerful air conditioning to withstand the intense heat of the surrounding desert. Surprisingly, the tent was not, at that moment, surrounded by many security guards, though the Post was later told that this might have been done temporarily to make it less intimidating for this visiting reporter. Some less powerful sheikhs are known to have their homes surrounded by as many as 10 armed gunmen. Ed note: Did we just hear from the "tents of Edom" Psalm 83:6?) (Read More)
Though it seemed somewhat unchanged from when earlier sheikhs in his family line - who, according to the sheikh, have ruled Hebron since the time of Saladin - may have also conducted the region's affairs, there was powerful air conditioning to withstand the intense heat of the surrounding desert. Surprisingly, the tent was not, at that moment, surrounded by many security guards, though the Post was later told that this might have been done temporarily to make it less intimidating for this visiting reporter. Some less powerful sheikhs are known to have their homes surrounded by as many as 10 armed gunmen. Ed note: Did we just hear from the "tents of Edom" Psalm 83:6?) (Read More)
