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Settler teens attack Border police in Hebron
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Border Patrol, Hebron 

A group of Israeli teens in Hebron on Saturday attacked Border Patrol officers outside the city's police station.

The police were setting out for a patrol of the city when they were set upon by the youths, who had come to the station after one of their friends was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.

One of the teens was arrested and has been taken for questioning.
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Security forces sent reinforcements to Hebron in preparation for the arrival this weekend of some 20,000 Jews for an annual pilgrimage.

The pilgrimage commemorates the death of the Matriarch Sarah, whom the Bible says was buried in Hebron.

On Saturday, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai called on settlers to rein in the violence between members of their community and Israeli police and security forces in the West Bank.

"A law is a law. These instances will not be tolerated, not against IDF soldiers, the police, or Palestinian civilians," Vilnai said, during a meeting with Jezreel Valley residents.

Vilnai added "it's true that we are speaking about a handful of lawbreakers which are blemishing the entire settler community. But the leadership also has responsibilities. This is a dangerous situation facing security forces."

On Thursday, angry settlers attacked Israel Defense Forces soldiers, vandalized Palestinian property and scrawled "Mohammed is a pig" on a local mosque after the High Court of Justice ruled earlier this week that the house must be cleared of its Jewish residents until another court decides whether Jews or Palestinians are the legal owners.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak has not yet decided when the house will be evacuated, but senior defense officials are unhappy with the prospect of doing so anytime soon. "The justices could have thought more deeply about the evacuation's timing," complained one, noting that the middle of an election campaign is a particularly volatile time.

Hundreds of right wing extremists have already come to Hebron to impede the evacuation of the so-called "Contention House", and several dozen of them - mostly teenagers - went on a rampage Wednesday night. They vandalized Palestinian houses, desecrated Muslim graves, uprooted some 40 olive trees and damaged the fence around Kiryat Arba, an adjacent settlement.

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      1.   Only 2 out of 25,000 who were there 18:01  |  Avi 22/11/08
      2.   Unjust Supreme Court ruling undermines the rule of law 18:25  |  Moshe 22/11/08
      3.   police and soldiers 18:37  |  rm 22/11/08
      4.   "A law is a law"? 19:37  |  David 22/11/08
      5.   easy solution 19:56  |  potobac 22/11/08
      6.   shabbat chevron-reason 20:37  |  yanki 22/11/08
      7.   No, No Potobac 20:37  |  Ronald 22/11/08
      8.   BLEMISHING the entire settler community? 20:42  |  Avi 22/11/08
      9.   #1 Easier solution: Complete the fence and withdraw IDF 20:46  |  Closing Gates 22/11/08
      10.   not surprised 20:51  |  Mark 22/11/08
      11.   Blemishing the entire Jewish community 21:00  |  Meir 22/11/08
      12.   settler teens attack police 21:19  |  rm 22/11/08
      13.   Cut power to the Hebron settlers 21:19  |  Natallie Durson 22/11/08
      14.   jail these juvenile delinquents. where are their parents? 21:41  |  leucippe 22/11/08
      15.   To Meir # 11 - Words cannot describe your disgust...... 21:53  |  Josephus 22/11/08
      16.   To Meir # 11 - Words cannot describe your disgust...... 21:53  |  Josephus 22/11/08
      17.   waco settlers... 21:59  |  bashar 22/11/08
      18.   Shades of Crown Heights 22:04  |  guy 22/11/08
      19.   #2 MOshe 22:09  |  janet 22/11/08
      20.   NOT "Contention House" 22:16  |  Kenny 22/11/08
      21.   The IDF need help in Hebron. 22:17  |  Maureen Ann 22/11/08
      22.   Instead of rockets mortars and shells, 22:23  |  Jeremy 22/11/08
      23.   Arm the settlers and remove the IDF 22:56  |  Disgusted 22/11/08
      24.   #4 low is low 23:15  |  robot 22/11/08
      25.   The Age of Reason, 23:17  |  Mary 22/11/08
      26.   ronald 7 23:19  |  potobac 22/11/08
      27.   Frankestein 23:52  |  Baz Mann 22/11/08
      28.   Meir: Aren`t you being a bit self-righteous? 00:14  |  Avi 23/11/08
      29.   Unwillingness to defend Sderot raises question if it`s Israel`s i 00:15  |  Absolute Sweden 23/11/08
      30.   Withdraw the IDF from Hebron 00:18  |  BitterSweet 23/11/08
      31.   MAN BITES DOG 00:26  |  Nippy alma 23/11/08
      32.   I blame the parents 00:39  |  BitterSweet 23/11/08
      33.   500 odd illegal settlers... 01:04  |  BitterSweet 23/11/08
      34.   House of Peace my a$$!! 01:11  |  BitterSweet 23/11/08
      35.   Blow Up Their Houses 01:13  |  Anon 23/11/08
      36.   - Israeli Government Appeal - 01:26  |  BitterSweet 23/11/08
      37.   this is what they do on Shabbat 01:29  |  SJ 23/11/08
      38.   Dozens attacked a police cruiser 01:29  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/11/08
      39.   Avi`s point 01:43  |  Victor 23/11/08
      40.   The Government and IDF Must Take Action against These Terrorists 02:37  |  Moshe Cryan 23/11/08
      41.   TOP NEWS: IDF fights teens as Israel is being bombed by arabs 03:11  |  James Hawley 23/11/08
      42.   IDF fighting back at kids. Nothing better to do 03:18  |  Dave 23/11/08
      43.   When we are attacked, we fight back. 04:11  |  Settler Teen 23/11/08
      44.   cowards, they attack the Palestinians and then 05:02  |  David K 23/11/08
      45.   To # 13 06:01  |  Hans 23/11/08
      46.   Oh Goodie! 06:16  |  MArk Lincoln 23/11/08
      47.   #42 Settler Teen. About "fighting back." 06:23  |  Maureen Ann 23/11/08
      48.   Is that a solution ! 11:36  |  Akram Zekaria 23/11/08
      49.   Lock them up , they do not deserve compassion 18:42  |  TOMY 23/11/08
      50.   #43 Settler ten , NO , you do not have the right to 18:46  |  TOMY 23/11/08
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