HEBRON TRIBAL INITIATIVE CHALLENGES PA LEGITIMACY – POTENTIAL REGIONAL REVERBERATIONS
By MUDAR ZAHRAN- Secretary General of the Jordanian Opposition Coalition
1. Background: The Hebron-based Jaabari clan, central to the emirate initiative, remains one of the city’s most influential and numerous families. Security sources estimate the tribe maintains access to approximately 30,000 weapons, primarily assault rifles, held collectively among its members.
2. The family has historically demonstrated a cooperative posture toward the Israeli government and the IDF. In 1967, tribal elder Mohammad al-Jaabari notably received the first Israeli military jeep to enter Hebron and subsequently hosted the Israeli Minister of Defense at his residence.