Mayor of Hebron, Mr. Tayseer Abu Sneineh, who was accompanied by Mr. Yahia Natsheh, Director of Public Relation and Media Department at Hebron Municipality, and Abdul Raheem Abu Hadeed, Mayor Secretary,  participated in the International Conference "Turkey and the Palestinian Cause" that was held in Konya, Turkey. This conference which was organized in cooperation between  Konya Municipality, Necmettin Erbakan University, and Al Quds Open University, was also attended by more than 160 academics, journalists and politicians.

During the Mayor's speech, he underlined the deep ties between Turkey and Palestine, showing the importance of Jerusalem in the hearts of the Turkish people, adding that Hebron is the southern gateway to this holy city. He also spoke about the suffering of Hebron city due to Israeli Occupation violation against the citizens of Hebron, and referred to the recent Israeli military illegal order to establish what is calling "a Hebron's settlers' affairs council" in the heart of Hebron city, assuring that Hebron Municipality will exert more efforts to fail and cancel  this grave decision and to preserve the city with its cultural heritage.

On the sidelines of the conference, Mr. Abu Sneineh participated in opening the two photos exhibitions about Jerusalem and Hebron. 

21/10/2017