Awarta

Hundreds of Jews visit graves of first priests

IDF accompanies 400 Jews on rare visit to graves of Elazar and Itamar, the sons of Aaron the High Priest.

Guarded by the IDF, hundreds visit graves of Elazar and Itamar, sons of the first High Priest Aaron, in hostile Arab village of Awarta.

Forces secure entry to burial site of the Priest Elazar, as 11 wanted terrorists arrested across Judea and Samaria.

Jews of all stripes enter village from which Fogel family murderers came, to pray at burial site of priests Elazar and Itamar.

Tourist group to visit grave of Biblical figures for first time in years, in home village of terrorists who murdered Fogel family.

400 Jews enter Awarta overnight to visit tombs of Itamar and Elazar.

Jews in Samaria suffer blackout. The problem: power line is routed through a hostile Arab town.

Hundreds of people visited the tomb of Elazar Hacohen in the Arab town of Awarta, in memory of his father, the biblical Aharon.

Haaretz to publish murderers' interrogation transcript: "Let's do something we will tell our children about."

The decision to destroy murderers’ homes is too little too late – killers should have been dead on arrival, says former IDF rabbi.

The defense establishment has decided to demolish the homes of the two terrorists who murdered five members of the Fogel family in Itamar.

Itamar residents outraged after finding out that Arabs from nearby Awarta will be allowed to plow land within town limits.

IDF forces were ordered into the notoriously radical village of Awarta to remove graffiti from Elazar the High Priest's tomb.

Itamar residents expressed outrage after Arabs were allowed into the still bleeding community to harvest olives. "It's total insensitivity."

Tamar Fogel joined Itamar residents protesting allowing Arabs from murderous Awarta into town security zone to harvest olives.