Kurds in Palestine

These individuals trace their heritage to the Kurdish people, who have historically lived in the region, especially in areas such as Hebron and Gaza.

[3] The Kurdish Muslim Saladin retook Hebron in 1187 – again with Jewish assistance according to one late tradition, in exchange for a letter of security allowing them to return to the city and build a synagogue there.

Richard of Cornwall, brought from England to settle the dangerous feuding between Templars and Hospitallers, whose rivalry imperiled the treaty guaranteeing regional stability stipulated with the Egyptian Sultan As-Salih Ayyub, managed to impose peace on the area.

But soon after his departure, feuding broke out and in 1241 the Templars mounted a damaging raid on what was, by now, Muslim Hebron, in violation of agreements.

[9] Kurds have been living in the city of Hebron since Saladin's conquest of Palestine[8] and along with Jerusalem and Gaza, it is home to Palestinians of Kurdish descent.

Saladin was a so-called Saracen of Kurdish origin, who conquered Palestine in the 12th century.