JERUSALEM—Jewish settlers in the city of Hebron have been rioting for three days after the rumor spread that the army was planning to evacuate a house that the Jewish inhabitants claimed they bought from a Palestinian.
Thousands of young settlers and supporters came from other West Bank settlements, and from across Israel, crossed the Green Line, converging on the “House of Contention” which was supposedly to be evacuated. The rioters are fighting not only with the Palestinians but also with Israeli security forces. Palestiniana and Israeli security personnel have been injured in the violence.
