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== Jewish settlement after 1967 ==

[[Image:Idf_soldiers_in_hebron_2000.jpg|thumb|320px|right|IDF soldiers clash with Palestinian terroristsyouth in Hebron, [[2000]]]]

Following the [[Six-Day War]] of [[1967]], a group of Jews disguised as tourists, led by [[Rabbi]] [[Moshe Levinger]], took over the main hotel in Hebron and refused to leave. They later moved to a nearby abandoned army camp and established the settlement of [[Kiryat Arba]]. In [[1979]], Levinger's wife led 30 Jewish women to take over the Daboya Hospital (Beit Hadassah) in central Hebron. Before long this received Israeli government approval and further Jewish enclaves in the city were established with army assistance. ThereThis process of expansion of the Jewish presence is continuing and there are now more than 20 Jewish settlements in and around the city. Jews living in these areas and their supporters claim that they are resettling areas where Jews have lived since time immemorial, but the presence of JewishIsraeli peoplesettlements in these areas is condemned by many foreign governments and the [[United Nations]] as a violation of international law.

In [[1997]], an association comprised of some descendants of pre-1929 Jewish residents of Hebron published a statement dissociating themselves from the present settlers in Hebron, calling them an obstacle to peace. [http://www.angelfire.com/il/FourMothers/Yona.html].

== Cultural, historical and sporting landmarks ==