Palestinian Sheikhs in Hebron Ask Israel for Separate Emirates, Not State

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https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/07/06/palestinian-sheikhs-in-hebron-ask-israel-for-separate-emirates-not-state/

“We want cooperation with Israel,” says Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari, also known as Abu Sanad, from his ceremonial tent in Hebron, the West Bank’s largest city located south of Jerusalem. “We want coexistence.” The leader of Hebron’s most influential clan has said such things before, as did his father. But this time is different. Sheikh Jaabari and four other leading Hebron sheikhs have signed a letter pledging peace and full recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. Their plan is for Hebron to break out of the Palestinian Authority, establish an emirate of its own, and join the Abraham Accords.

The letter is addressed to Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, a former mayor of Jerusalem, who has brought Mr. Jaabari and other sheikhs to his home and met with them more than a dozen times since February. They ask him to present it to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and await his reply.

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Looks like these Sheikhs are trying to splinter off the "Palestinian Authority" that rules the West Bank. Interesting, but Israel should still be cautious.