The New Settlement in Hebron March, 2007
Jan 18, 2016
The New Settlement in HebronMarch, 2007
Hebron Hebron Protocol Protocol 17/1/199717/1/1997
Between Israel and the Between Israel and the Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority
divided the city:divided the city:
H1 Area – Palestinian control
18 km2
130,000 Palestinians
H2 Area – Israeli control
4 km2
35,000 Palestinians
600 Israeli Settlers
The Settlements In HebronThe Settlements In Hebron
200 Students
40 Families
30 Families
70 People
Over 600 Settlers in the
middle of a Palestinian City, spoiling the lives of Thousands of Palestinians
“…The assumption according to which it was possible
to maintain ordinary Palestinian daily-life in the area,
side by side with Israeli daily-life, contradicts the
separation principle, which is the basis of the security
plan for the defense of the area”.
A letter from the legal adviser of the ministry of defense, 31/1/07:
Movement RestrictionsMovement Restrictions
No Cars
No Walking
Near the Settlement:
Over 1,500 shops closed
Almost 900 apartments empty
New SettlementNew Settlement
PrayersRd
GivatHa’avot
Tomb of the Patriarchs
New SettlementNew Settlement
As a result:
Thousands of Palestinians under severe movement restrictions
Hundreds of soldiers to protect another large area in Hebron
Rising the tension in the whole area
Hundreds(!) of Settlers
Bringing Water
Connecting to Electricity
School Children Studying inside
Yeshiva Students in the House
Constant Presence of Soldiers Inside the House to Protect the Settlers
The House is BIG (c. 4000 sq. meter)
Despite army and police restrictions, Peace Now’s protesting in Hebron, 25/3/07
More Details on Settlements see:
www.peacenow.org.il