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[David Morris]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=152975&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0

Defense Minister authorizes an additional 16 buildings in Hebron
By Akiva Eldar, Ha'aretz Correspondent

According to a report published in the al-Quds weekly, Defense Minister 
Benjamin Ben-Eliezer authorized the building of an additional 16 structures 
at the Tel Rumeida archeological site in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The defense minister's office said in response that, "in light of the recent 
shooting attacks at the Jewish settlement in Tel Rumeida, the defense 
minister decided several months ago to enable the replacement of seven of 
the caravans there and in their place to have only tougher structures."

However, according to attorney Shlomor Lecker, who represents the 
Palestinian residents in the area, ten months ago Ben-Eliezer claimed in 
response to a petition filed by Lecker to the High Court, that there were no 
plans to build additional structures in the area. Ben-Eliezer stated that it 
was necessary to build walls alone around the archeological site in order to 
protect the settlers.

The defense minister's press advisor, Yaron Vatikay, said that the matter 
would be looked into.




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