The spiritual atmosphere infiltrated the ancient town of Hebron , whose alleys, streets and alleys were decorated with ropes of light, lanterns and crescent moons, from the entrance to the Kasbah Market to the Ibrahimi Mosque , to show its door in the month of Ramadan , which restores spirit and life to it.

Ghassan Al-Rajabi, Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, said that preparations for the end of the month of Ramadan in the sanctuary are in full swing, pointing out that the Ministry of Awqaf will organize many activities, including presenting gifts to those present at the mosque, especially children, and distributing sweets, coffee, Suhoor and Iftar meals, as well as preaching programs distributed to the mosque. prayer time.

He added that the occupation hates the month of Ramadan and is trying in various ways to kill its joy, due to its full awareness of the importance of the religious sanctuary for Muslims, pointing to the occupation’s prevention of raising the call to prayer on a daily basis during the month of Ramadan, calling on the pioneers and visitors of the sanctuary to double their presence despite all the obstacles of the occupation and the electronic gates, an emphasis on His Arab Islamic identity.

return life

The owners of the shops in the ancient town of Hebron are optimistic about the holy month of Ramadan, to breathe life into it and revive its economy.

Subhi Al-Shawamreh, the owner of a Qatayef shop in the Old City, said that the movement is increasing with the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, due to the return of merchants to opening the doors of their shops and selling at cost, with low prices and marginal profits, and this is what makes people return to it, explaining that visitors and pioneers accept Buying from his shop because it has a reputation and fame, because buying qatayef represents for them an essential item added to the iftar table, stressing that the month of Ramadan restores and renews life in the old town.

He explained that he sells a kilo of Qatayef for seven shekels, bearing in mind that the price of a kilo outside the old town of Hebron is no less than ten shekels, which represents a competitive option.

The magic of Ramadan

Bader Al-Daour, head of the Heritage Crafts Association, described that the month of Ramadan has magic, as it brings people back to the old town, and its streets are crowded and its alleys are filled with visitors and worshipers in the Ibrahimi Mosque and its mosques, after it was empty and empty for the rest of the year, stressing that it is a month of blessing, which reflects positively on its merchants. and its inhabitants.

He added, thousands of Hebron residents go to the Old City to shop from its shops during the holy month, and buy qatayef, pickles and Ramadan goods, where merchants work to reduce prices in order to attract visitors, stressing that the battle with the occupation and its settlers, who is trying to Judaize it and impose control over it, is a battle. Existence, and the Palestinian presence during the holy month is a strong message to the occupation proving the identity of the town that it is Arab and Islamic, and that its barriers and attempts to tighten will not deter them from intensifying their presence in the old town.