OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon told army commanders to “take advantage of the opportunity” in Hebron to oust Palestinians.
He urged them to establish what he called demographic “territorial [Jewish] continuity” between the illegal settlement of “Kiryat Arba” and the small Jewish settlement enclave piercing the heart of the Old City.
In effect, Sharon has called for a de facto annexation of Palestinian land to link the area colonized by Jewish settlers in the Old City with the nearby illegal settlement in the West Bank City of Hebron, to include Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi, which Jews refer to as the tomb of the Patriarchs.
The Haram is a mosque attended by Muslim worshippers. Jews, who believe the sanctuary is te place where Abraham is buried, pray there as well.
During a visit to Hebron Saturday, the Israeli PM called for setting up illegal settlements, in addition to the ones peppered in and around the Palestinian city, in between “Kiryat Arba” and the Jewish settler enclave in the Old City, effectively creating a corridor that would be occupied and controlled by Israel, Israeli radio reported.
He urged them to establish what he called demographic “territorial [Jewish] continuity” between the illegal settlement of “Kiryat Arba” and the small Jewish settlement enclave piercing the heart of the Old City.
In effect, Sharon has called for a de facto annexation of Palestinian land to link the area colonized by Jewish settlers in the Old City with the nearby illegal settlement in the West Bank City of Hebron, to include Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi, which Jews refer to as the tomb of the Patriarchs.
The Haram is a mosque attended by Muslim worshippers. Jews, who believe the sanctuary is te place where Abraham is buried, pray there as well.
During a visit to Hebron Saturday, the Israeli PM called for setting up illegal settlements, in addition to the ones peppered in and around the Palestinian city, in between “Kiryat Arba” and the Jewish settler enclave in the Old City, effectively creating a corridor that would be occupied and controlled by Israel, Israeli radio reported.