The tale of a place. A city named after the prophet Ibrahim / Abraham whose name is embodied by its people. It is over six thousand years old. Its breeze spreads spiritual fragrance that touch the hearts of those who walk its paths. Its landmarks cling to eyes like innocent eye drops that reveal a spectrum of rainbow colors in the horizon drawing the image of a city known as the good friend of the All-Merciful. 
This is Hebron (Arabic: Al-Khalil). It has become an important touristic and religious destination in Palestine as it hosts the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Old City and many historical and religious sites.
However, despite those bright prospects, Hebron, more than any other Palestinian city, suffers from the practices of the Israeli occupation and settlers. Israel controls the heart of the city, the Old City, where around 459 shops were shut down permanently by the Israeli military. 
Here you see and feel the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the most dramatic way. Around 2.000 Israeli soldiers divide the city in two parts – one part inhabited illegally by about 650 Israeli settlers and one part inhabitated by the 220,000 Palestinians.
But despite all this suffering, Hebron has maintained its cultural heritage proving that it is a distinctive industrial, commercial and tourism center. In Hebron, alleys are always lively and packed with different activities. 
Hebron is the city where no one sleeps hungry thanks to its famous hospice (Tekkiye) and the generosity of its people. The city was once named as the “fortress of the national Palestinian economy” by the former president Yasser Arafat. It is famous for its keffiyeh (traditional Palestinian scarves) production, the unique ceramics manufacturing and the high-quality marble stones also known as the “white oil”.