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AVRAHAM AVINU
Settlement
دوار الحسبة
DEWWAR AL-HESBEH
The
largest
settlement
inside
Hebron,
located
in
the
heart
of
the
Old
City
between
Al-Shuha
-
da
Street
and
the
main
street
of
the
Casbah.
Several
windows
from
settlers
houses
look
out
on
the
Casbah
street
which
forced
the
municipality
to
install
protec
-
tive
nets
to
ensure
safety
for
Palestinians
exposed
to
trash
thrown
out
of
the
settler
windows.
The
settlement
is
built
adjoining
the
Hebron
vegetable
market,
composed
mainly
of
residential
units
and
a
restored
synagogue.
It
used
to
be
a
diverse
area
shared
by
Palestin
ians
and
descendants
of
Jewish
exiles
from
Spain,
who
came
to
the
area
in
the
16th
century.
The
report
written
by
The
Hebron
Rehabilitation
Commit
-
tee
says
that
the
Israeli
Govern
-
ment
has
been
making
great
efforts
to
renovate
this
area
since
the
second
half
of
the
1970’s,
especially
in
the
old
synagogue
that
was
rebuilt
during
this
period.
As
a
conse
-
quence,
in
1983
the
Israeli
forces
started
destroying
build
-
ings
surrounding
the
Jewish
Synagogue
and
building
residential
compounds
dedicat
ed
to
settlers
in
their
place.
This
settlement
is
a
prime
example
of
how
the
fabric
of
the
Old
City
is
being
lost
by
building
new,
mas-
sive
buildings
created
without
any
respect
to
existing
architec
-
ture.
The
area
is
well
controlled
from
above
by
soldiers
using
Palestinian
houses
as
watch
points.
Al-Shuhada
street
Road for
settlers only
Casbah
Protective
net
Elements of the occupation
Settlers’ buildings