Unknown individuals set fire to the car of Wadi’ al-Ja’abari, a Palestinian sheikh from Hebron who supports separating from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and joining the Abraham Accords. The incident took place in East Jerusalem’s Issawiya neighborhood.
Al-Ja’abari, the only named figure in a recent Wall Street Journal article highlighting Hebron leaders seeking peace deals with Israel, promotes a controversial plan to form a local “emirate” under Israeli normalization. No injuries were reported.
The arson appears to be retaliation from factions opposed to breaking from the PA.
