Parts of Hebron were abandoned by Palestinians by order of Israeli Defense Forces, protecting Israeli settlers living in the middle of the city.
The North American Lutheran bishops walked through the center of Hebron, a conflicted city in the West Bank.
Bishop Michael Keys, left, ELCA Alaska Synod, and Bishop James Justman, ELCA East-Central Synod of Wisconsin, visited a glass factory in Hebron with other bishops Jan. 10.