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Israel braces for settler violence in wake of Hebron house evacuation
By Nadav Shragai and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: West Bank, Hebron 

The Israel Defense Forces and police are preparing for a wave of violence by extremist West Bank settlers against Palestinians after Thursday's evacuation of Hebron's so-called House of Contention.

Settler violence erupted Thursday in protest against the eviction. Settlers torched fields, olive groves and yards in a wadi between Hebron and the settlement of Kiryat Arba. They also opened fire on Palestinians, wounding three.

Settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles on a number of roads in the areas of Nablus, Ramallah and Hebron. In Bitin, north of Ramallah, settlers broke into a home and vandalized Palestinian property, and in several other West Bank villages, anti-Muslim graffiti was sprayed on mosque walls.
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In the northern West Bank, security forces closed some 10 junctions and roads around Yizhar, Kedumim, Karnei Shomron, Hawara and Kochav Hashahar. Other intersections were blocked around the central West Bank settlements of Beit El, Shvut Rahel, Ma'aleh Levona and Hashmonaim.

At one junction in the northern West Bank, soldiers opened fire to disperse a rightist demonstration, but no one was injured. Settlers also attacked Palestinians near the village of Burin, and Palestinians said cars were set alight near Tel Rumeida, a village near Hebron.

In the afternoon, around 100 rightist protesters sat in the road on Route 1 at the entrance to Jerusalem, blocking the main road to Tel Aviv.

Police dispersed the protesters and detained 20 of them. Smaller, quieter demonstrations were held next to Yoseftal Junction near Bat Yam, next to Bar-Ilan University and on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv.

Brigadier General Noam Tibon, the head of the IDF's West Bank division, declared all of the southern West Bank a closed military zone in order to prevent Israelis who are not residents of Hebron or Kiryat Arba from approaching the area.

One of the leaders of the settler group told Haaretz: "The price will be costly and painful. Someone will pay a very high price for the crime committed at the House of Contention."

The evacuation itself was carried out within one hour. Around 100 officers from the police's special forces surprised the 200 or so people staying at the house, including families and teenagers, who were dragged from the building.

Six people were detained, including Daniella Weiss, formerly the head of Kedumim council. Twenty-five people were injured including two police officers, one of whom was in moderate-to-serious condition after acid was sprayed on his face, the police said.

A number of blunt instruments were found at the house, including glass bottles, piles of stones, tires and potatoes filled with nails.

Commander Avshalom Peled of the police's West Bank division said the incursion was carried out by surprise to prevent the settlers from using their homemade weapons. Thursday morning, members of Defense Minister Ehud Barak's office met with settler leaders, who asked that families be allowed to stay in the house and other individuals evacuated.

In return, the settler leaders offered to abide by a recent court decision allowing the house to be held temporarily, even if the court eventually rules to evict the settlers completely. Barak rejected the offer and said that only after the evacuation could alternative solutions
be discussed.

Rabbi Moshe Levinger, considered the father of renewed Jewish settlement in Hebron, met with Barak and offered a number of alternatives. After conferring with military officials, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and senior police commanders, Barak authorized the incursion.

Orit Struk, one of the settler leaders in contact with Barak, condemned Barak's decision. "He knew there were legal solutions that fit with the High Court decision that would have prevented violence, and decided in light of the timing, with his party primary coming up, to storm the house," she said.

Noam Arnon, a settler who lives in Hebron, said that with the eviction, Barak was destroying not only his Labor Party, but the State of Israel. Other protesters at the evacuation said the decision not to allow Jews to buy property in Hebron reminded them of Nazi Germany's Nuremberg Laws. According to prominent settler rabbi Dov Wolpe: "The fathers will avenge the eviction of the sons."

The IDF and police bolstered their forces around the West Bank and in particular around Hebron on the expectation that violence would spread over the weekend. Sources at the Shin Bet security service, meanwhile, are concerned that settlers may try to attack a mosque.

Security forces believe the violence will continue for at least a few more days.

"I have serious criticism for parents in Judea and Samaria who send their children to places where lives are in danger," a senior IDF officer said. "I hope the leaders of the settlements act now to restrain the violence. Surely they understand the tremendous damage the rioters are
causing the settlement enterprise with their actions in recent days."

"Difficult things were done here. When a grave is destroyed at a Jewish cemetery in Russia, the entire State of Israel is in shock. In Hebron Muslim graves have been defaced for several days now."

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      1.   Stop the madness 01:45  |  Danite 05/12/08
      2.   ask yourself why 01:50  |  Arie 05/12/08
      3.   "Settlers" are destroying Israel... 02:13  |  BBSNews 05/12/08
      4.   Settlement evacuation. 02:24  |  sandra chitayat 05/12/08
      5.   after watching the video footage, an observation 02:25  |  hollingsworth 05/12/08
      6.   The threat is explicit 02:35  |  Mark Lincoln 05/12/08
      7.   settlers` true colors 03:01  |  Nick 05/12/08
      8.   Hebron: 800 Jewish fanatics among 200.000 Palestinian residents 03:08  |  Observer 05/12/08
      9.   Settlers: You`re behaving like animals 03:11  |  Hannah 05/12/08
      10.   double standards 03:26  |  avenger 05/12/08
      11.   Just a sympton, Israel in desperate need for final borders 03:29  |  Shiri 05/12/08
      12.   Observer - `a city at peace` yeah, that`s what happened in Gaza 03:36  |  Hannah 05/12/08
      13.   Israel`s Double Standard 03:37  |  J 05/12/08
      14.   Disgraceful Acts by Israel 03:41  |  Baruch Gold 05/12/08
      15.   sorry, 1thru4, I side with the settlers. 03:44  |  Akiva P 05/12/08
      16.   #7, Hannal: Gaza is a city under siege 04:08  |  Observer 05/12/08
      17.   Settler`s are right 04:10  |  GREGG 05/12/08
      18.   Bankrupt the settlers 04:14  |  bronxite10 05/12/08
      19.   Hebron settlers bring a lot of shame on Israel 04:17  |  Safta 05/12/08
      20.   Price is make Barak,Livni Labor,Kadima lose the election 04:18  |  Judea 05/12/08
      21.   Don`t know of another democracy with religious fanatics like this 04:33  |  Historian 05/12/08
      22.   Brother killing Brother? 04:59  |  GM_King 05/12/08
      23.   awful 06:32  |  Philippe 05/12/08
      24.   Avenger # 8 06:36  |  Philippe 05/12/08
      25.   and you know what? 06:40  |  rm 05/12/08
      26.   Akiva P 06:41  |  Philippe 05/12/08
      27.   hollingsworth # 4 06:45  |  Philippe 05/12/08
      28.   NEVER AGAIN - You may bow down but we do not have to 06:48  |  Lion of Zion 05/12/08
      29.   Extremism Shown by Axis of Evil Provoke Counter-Extremism 06:52  |  Joseph.E 05/12/08
      30.   BBSNews @ 2 06:52  |  Stefan 05/12/08
      31.   Extremism shown by axis of evil is the result of Road Map perfidy 06:52  |  Joseph.E 05/12/08
      32.   Morris Abraham Owner of the Israel `House of Peace`property 06:56  |  Joseph.E 05/12/08
      33.   # 18 Judea 07:14  |  Joseph.E 05/12/08
      34.   "pets them" is the heart of the problem Akiva P... 08:13  |  BBSNews 05/12/08
      35.   No one will be evacuated from Tel Aviv Baruch Gold... 08:28  |  BBSNews 05/12/08
      36.   We should admire our new pioneers. 08:29  |  Jean Van Daem 05/12/08
      37.   And good it would be to sue Barak..... 08:39  |  Natasha 05/12/08
      38.   Beit Shalom immoral evacution of Jews by Jews 08:43  |  Judith Nusbaum 05/12/08
      39.   I Just See Idealistic Jewish Kids... 08:44  |  Yosemite 05/12/08
      40.   Antisemites and settlers: here is your paradise talkback. 09:08  |  S 05/12/08
      41.   #16 09:14  |  umich student 05/12/08
      42.   Government has broken the rules, very low moral standards 10:03  |  Harvey 05/12/08
      43.   Dealing with the Settler Movement 10:07  |  Michael Cohen 05/12/08
      44.   All Jews should be grateful. 10:08  |  Joel A. Levitt 05/12/08
      45.   Mad Israeli fundamentalists are destroying Israel 10:08  |  Peter Win 05/12/08
      46.   And a majority of Israelis are going to vote for those people.... 10:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/12/08
      47.   #33, S, extremely well put 10:33  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/12/08
      48.   To defenders of the settlers 10:38  |  tristan 05/12/08
      49.   The propagandist Jean van Daem likes thug settlers # 29 10:38  |  Clickfool 05/12/08
      50.   For S # 33 10:42  |  Clickfool 05/12/08
      51.   # 33 to S re: this talkback thread 10:50  |  eric 05/12/08
      52.   shut them up in Gaza 10:55  |  ziggurat 05/12/08
      53.   avenger 11:27  |  lady from USA 05/12/08
      54.   living on welfare and stolen land w/terrorism as your hobby 11:28  |  squatters suck 05/12/08
      55.   # 45, PETER WIN 11:30  |  indrajaya 05/12/08
      56.   #14 Barcuh Gold 11:30  |  Jim 05/12/08
      57.   what kind of people offer land for peace and colonize that land? 11:32  |  i asked 10 yrs ago 05/12/08
      58.   Jesus said 11:35  |  lady from USA 05/12/08
      59.   Historian # 21 Let Me Think 11:36  |  Jeff Northridge 05/12/08
      60.   Root of the problem 11:37  |  Vernon 05/12/08
      61.   However 11:38  |  Vernon 05/12/08
      62.   Swiss (Dino) 11:38  |  lady from USA 05/12/08
      63.   One final point 11:41  |  Vernon 05/12/08
      64.   #17 Gregg 11:43  |  Jim 05/12/08
      65.   a prelude to the complete removal of settlements that looms 11:52  |  eric 05/12/08
      66.   What to do now 11:52  |  CDG 05/12/08
      67.   #21 Historian 11:59  |  Jim 05/12/08
      68.   #28 Lion of Zion 12:14  |  Jim 05/12/08
      69.   #32 Joseph E. 12:21  |  Jim 05/12/08
      70.   yu mst leave now take what you need you thing will last but what 12:26  |  ever you need better 05/12/08
      71.   Remove 12:27  |  Paul Holland 05/12/08
      72.   #36 Jean Van Daem 12:34  |  Jim 05/12/08
      73.   The Law Must Be Upheld 12:43  |  Jeff Northridge 05/12/08
      74.   Transparent Provocation by Mr. Olmert and 12:44  |  17 05/12/08
      75.   Observer, Gaza is being run by a bunch violent bigots 12:46  |  Hannah 05/12/08
      76.   # 10 to avenger re: "if muslims were doing this" 12:54  |  eric 05/12/08
      77.   To defenders of the settlers 12:58  |  tristan 05/12/08
      78.   Vernon 13:26  |  lady from USA 05/12/08
      79.   Peter Win # 45 Fundamentalism 13:37  |  Jeff Northridge 05/12/08
      80.   #59 Eric 13:37  |  Jim 05/12/08
      81.   #48: Eric`s prelude to withdrawal 13:59  |  Simon Stringer 05/12/08
      82.   Pseudoreligious criminals 14:08  |  Michael 05/12/08
      83.   The Settlers have already won 14:37  |  Mark Lincoln 05/12/08
      84.   swiss dino "a majority of israelis" 14:45  |  swisswatch 05/12/08
      85.   swiss dino forget it.natanyahu is the next leader 14:47  |  swisswatch 05/12/08
      86.   jewish settlers and hammas are the same 14:50  |  nabil bahou 05/12/08
      87.   what are you talking about 14:59  |  Nabil Bahou 05/12/08
      88.   #55 lady from USA 15:12  |  Marcion 05/12/08
      89.   Nothing to Do with Pal 16:50  |  TurkishDeli 05/12/08
      90.   should settler children be well adjusted when their govt 17:43  |  Avi 05/12/08
      91.   ONCE UPON A TIME IN ISRAEL 18:15  |  NOODLES 05/12/08
      92.   Marcion # 80 The Babylonian Zodiac? 18:15  |  Jeff Northridge 05/12/08
      93.   who the world call fascits? 18:15  |  robin 05/12/08
      94.   A waste of money and resources 18:21  |  Brooklyn Steve 05/12/08
      95.   You have to wonder ... 18:32  |  Murray 05/12/08
      96.   "If I had TEN children I wish them all to be Suicide-bombers` 18:37  |  Josephus 05/12/08
      97.   tearing Israel apart... 18:42  |  samos 05/12/08
      98.   Alarming Bellweather 18:45  |  Gray 05/12/08
      99.   Thank you, eric (#48) 18:45  |  Morris Valentine 05/12/08
      100.   Mark Lincoln - no two-state solution 19:02  |  mariapalestina 05/12/08
      101.   hebron 19:12  |  nada alami 05/12/08
      102.   colonists 20:31  |  Ed 05/12/08
      103.   #46 Swiss , you are hitting a new low 20:54  |  TOMY 05/12/08
      104.   Will Israel`s Leaders Volunteer Police/IDF to VIOLENTLY 21:15  |  Linda Rivera 05/12/08
      105.   BBSnews: So when are you evacuating N. Carolina ? 21:19  |  Yacov 05/12/08
      106.   #52 21:50  |  jeff 05/12/08
      107.   nabil 21:54  |  jeff 05/12/08
      108.   Appeasing Terrorists 22:48  |  Gray 05/12/08
      109.   #83 "Yackov; If you only knew.... 23:07  |  Gray 05/12/08
      110.   Jim#65 (LION OF ZION) 23:36  |  Angel of Oregon City 05/12/08
      111.   Lessons from the Weimar Republic 23:42  |  Observer 05/12/08
      112.   Re-education for relinquishing the wild-west... 23:55  |  Esther 05/12/08
      113.   #5 hollingsworth. Are you serious 23:58  |  dovvod 05/12/08
      114.   Hebron. for # 79 Nabil Bahou 00:21  |  The Teacher/Instruct 06/12/08
      115.   Giving the Palestinians a common enemy 00:29  |  Paul k 06/12/08
      116.   Swiss (Dino) #46 Well Sorry that You don`t Understand Hebrew 01:45  |  Gil 06/12/08
      117.   Swiss (Dino) #46 Well Sorry that You don`t Understand Hebrew 01:46  |  Gil 06/12/08
      118.   Greedy settlers 04:33  |  Ben 06/12/08
      119.   Settler Violence...Pull the IDF....and let us see.... 05:16  |  ALI 06/12/08
      120.   # 99 to morris re: things to rue... 06:08  |  eric 06/12/08
      121.   Paul k. Easy on the self shame.....#92...and Thanks 06:24  |  Gray 06/12/08
      122.   Excellent response Akiva P 07:40  |  David Zukerman 06/12/08
      123.   Mariapalestine 07:40  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      124.   SEtler progromosist 07:43  |  JewisEx-Israel Lover 06/12/08
      125.   #123, MarkL, once again accusing Israel of genocied 09:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/12/08
      126.   Does no-one remember Important Incidents such as 9/11 09:34  |  The Truthful one 06/12/08
      127.   # 62 lady from USA 09:40  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/12/08
      128.   # 116 Gil and # 103 TOMY 09:43  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/12/08
      129.   # 84 / # 85 swisswatch 09:57  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/12/08
      130.   For Clickfool and eric Nos 50 & 51 (2nd try) 10:06  |  S 06/12/08
      131.   Thank you Cipora # 47 10:10  |  S 06/12/08
      132.   In the wake of Mumbai 10:12  |  Jewish in Boston 06/12/08
      133.   For Jeff Northridge # 92 10:30  |  Clickfool 06/12/08
      134.   #99 Morris Valentine 10:36  |  S 06/12/08
      135.   Clickfool #50 11:01  |  S 06/12/08
      136.   #92 Jeff Northridge 11:18  |  Jim 06/12/08
      137.   To David Zukerman @ 122 - Occupied PALESTINE.... 11:27  |  Mideast Historian 06/12/08
      138.   #97 samos 11:31  |  Jim 06/12/08
      139.   #134, S 12:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/12/08
      140.   #65, Eric 12:09  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/12/08
      141.   #137 Mideast Historian 12:26  |  Jim 06/12/08
      142.   # 130 sorry to say "S", but your post suggests acquiescence... 13:02  |  eric 06/12/08
      143.   # 140 to cipora re: your inane innuendo 13:15  |  eric 06/12/08
      144.   Marcion 13:29  |  lady from USA 06/12/08
      145.   j 13 dOESNT GET IT YET! 14:17  |  SABRA 06/12/08
      146.   S #131 16:45  |  Esther 06/12/08
      147.   SABRA #145 16:54  |  Esther 06/12/08
      148.   #142 eric - You lost me with your poetic post... 16:57  |  S 06/12/08
      149.   #83 Mark is right. Ultimately we`ll annex Judea, Samaria & Gaza. 17:01  |  Chaim 06/12/08
      150.   swiss dino now that you have "seen the light" 17:01  |  harzion 06/12/08
      151.   swiss dino "the settlers are the pride of the jewish nation" 17:05  |  swisswatch 06/12/08
      152.   #54 Actually living fruitfully on our land, loving and defending 17:05  |  Chaim 06/12/08
      153.   To Jim @ 141 - Read the Bible 17:33  |  Mideast Historian 06/12/08
      154.   The two impossible solutions - and what Cipora 17:38  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      155.   # 137 mideast historian 17:47  |  Axel 06/12/08
      156.   Is Israel eager to exterminate the Palestinians? 17:52  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      157.   Tell me Cipora 18:14  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      158.   To J # 13 - To be specific. 18:40  |  The Truthful one 06/12/08
      159.   To Axel 148 - There was a period 19:01  |  Mideast Historian 06/12/08
      160.   #142 eric - You lost me with your poetic post...2nd try 19:05  |  S 06/12/08
      161.   # 151 Mark 19:23  |  Axel 06/12/08
      162.   # 154 mideast "historian" 19:30  |  Axel 06/12/08
      163.   # 151/152 Sorry, Mark, but I`m afraid you are going.... 19:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/12/08
      164.   axel it does not matter who was here and when they were here 19:52  |  erwin honigstein 06/12/08
      165.   #151 Mark Lincoln 19:56  |  David 06/12/08
      166.   axel "escapes me" 20:02  |  erwin honigstein 06/12/08
      167.   mark lincoln are you going to exterminate the hispanics 20:07  |  justwatching 06/12/08
      168.   Mideast Hysterian 20:19  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      169.   Let us not forget no matter what 20:22  |  Josephus 06/12/08
      170.   #156 Mark. I wish PA Arabs a joyous life in their new lands. 20:26  |  Chaim 06/12/08
      171.   # 170 chaim 20:38  |  Axel 06/12/08
      172.   Upon reviewing this interesting Debate........ 20:46  |  Natasha 06/12/08
      173.   # 170 Chaim, that would then probably be called..... 20:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/12/08
      174.   #170 Chaim 21:35  |  Space 06/12/08
      175.   justwatching 22:19  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      176.   Swiss (Dino) Chaim had one point 22:25  |  Mark Lincoln 06/12/08
      177.   To Mark Lincoln @ 176 - If you ask me.... 22:42  |  Natrasha 06/12/08
      178.   settler violence 22:48  |  Ralph 06/12/08
      179.   axel our persecutors over many years force us 22:57  |  erwin honigstein 06/12/08
      180.   MarkL`s accusations of genocide against Israel 23:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/12/08
      181.   axel to cipora 23:00  |  erwin honigstein 06/12/08
      182.   mark lincoln plenty of place for both peoplesl 23:06  |  justwatching 06/12/08
      183.   # 176 Mark, I would probably stick to my..... 23:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/12/08
      184.   # 178 ralph 23:29  |  Axel 06/12/08
      185.   # 181 erwin 23:34  |  Axel 06/12/08
      186.   swiss dino "jewish ethnic cleansing is more stylish" 23:44  |  swisswatch 06/12/08
      187.   Abraham, Issac and Jacob are not buried in Hebron. 23:50  |  Jordy 06/12/08
      188.   # 186 swisswatch 23:53  |  Axel 06/12/08
      189.   #161, Axel, war is never a matter for rhetorics 00:01  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/12/08
      190.   # 186 swisswatch 00:03  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/12/08
      191.   axel our reservations are a better place then the 00:09  |  erwin honigstein 07/12/08
      192.   axel "friendliest of smiles" 00:10  |  erwin honigstein 07/12/08
      193.   axel what you call your backyard 00:16  |  swisswatch 07/12/08
      194.   A curious theory Natrasha 00:19  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      195.   Psycioora and reality - a conflict 00:28  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      196.   justwatching - fine but what about your others 01:06  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      197.   Swiss (Dino) - must we be PC? 01:10  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      198.   Still no sound solution 01:21  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      199.   Israel cannot wish it`s way out 01:30  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      200.   Slippery Slope? 01:55  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      201.   194 Mark. Compensating PA Arabs to leave is totally feasible. 02:48  |  Chaim 07/12/08
      202.   # 193 swisswatch 03:03  |  Axel 07/12/08
      203.   # 201 chaim 03:47  |  Axel 07/12/08
      204.   # 201 chaim 03:55  |  Axel 07/12/08
      205.   Settlers, Settlers, Settlers, 04:31  |  Regards 07/12/08
      206.   Chaim - yes and not 05:16  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      207.   settlers 05:31  |  baruch avigdor 07/12/08
      208.   201 Chaim`s $Thousands of Billions 06:05  |  Mark of Lewiston 07/12/08
      209.   MarkL, hanging on his rhetoric 08:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/12/08
      210.   chaim, you are talking nonsense 09:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/12/08
      211.   # 160 to "S" re: extremist posters 11:06  |  eric 07/12/08
      212.   Axel (#188) And Private Land 11:16  |  Gil 07/12/08
      213.   # 81 to simon re: neighbors 12:02  |  eric 07/12/08
      214.   # 80 to jim re: israel`s dilemma 12:49  |  eric 07/12/08
      215.   Israel braces for settler violence 13:07  |  Marlene 07/12/08
      216.   and who will protect the settlers? 16:16  |  orphan 07/12/08
      217.   At least Chaim is trying to devise a plan 16:18  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
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