INTRODUCTION:
The much-delayed Hebron Redeployment of January 1997 opened up a new can of worms for the 120,000 Palestinians living in the city - the legitimising of the presence of 400 settlers in the heart of the town, the Old City. Hebron's settlers are amongst the most vile in terms of violence and outright racial hatred, and Hebron's Palestinians are amongst the most conservative in terms of religious and social belief systems. A fatal mix.

BACKGROUND

• Reopening of the Hebron Mosque [2 parts] from 11 November 1994.
• Netanyahu faces Oslo 2: A slow train coming from 17-18 January 1997.
• A closer look at Hebron's "Jewish community" from 17-18 January 1997.
• Hebron Redeployment maps and photos from 17-18 January 1997.

HEBRON REDEPLOYMENT - 17-18 JANUARY

• Sunset on the occupation?.
• The former Israeli military headquarters.
• Something like a circus or a zoo.
• The atmosphere of redeployment.

FURTHER VISITS AND WRITING

• Visit after three weeks of clashes [6 parts] from 18 July 1997.
• Noam Friedman, a Joshua for the 90's from 2 January 1998.
• CPT: Dealing with threats on your life from 23 January 1998.

RELATED LINKS

• Christian Peacemaker Teams - CPT have been maintaining a violence reduction presence in Hebron since 1995. Their website offers an excellent window into what life is like in the city.
• Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The Hebron settlers' website
• The Yesha Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza (i.e. the settlers council for the West Bank and Gaza Strip)