A microcosm of the Middle East conflict

Evelyn Gordon describes the Machpeila Cave in Hebron as a microcosm of our conflict with the 'Palestinians.'The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron– one of the sites that UNESCO, at the PA’s request, recently declared exclusively Islamic – is a prime example. Under Israeli control, the tomb has been simultaneously an active synagogue and an active mosque for 44 years, a situation unparalleled