Introduction

Part One:
The History of Jewish-Arab Relations in Hebron

1. A Period of Peaceful Coexistence
2. The Arrival of Zionists in Hebron
3. Israeli Settlement Activity in Hebron after 1967
4. Israeli Settlements in Hebron Today

Part Two:
Roots of the Conflict in Hebron

1. Hebron's Settlements: A Stronghold of Jewish Fundamentalist Zionism
The Ideology of Hebron's Radical Settler Movement
Jewish Fundamentalist Organisations in Hebron
The Impact of the Settler Movement in Hebron
2. Israel's Settlement Policy: The Root Cause of the Conflict
The Role of Hebron's Settlements in Israeli Settlement Strategies
Political Goals behind Israel's Colonial Settlement Policy
Conclusion

Part Three:
Settler-State Cooperation

1. Israel's Financial Support for the Settlements
2. Seizure of Land for Settlement
3. Legal Privileges Granted to Settlers

Israel's Military Judicial System
Israeli Settlers: Preferential Status before the Law
4. Israel's Military Authorities: Taking Sides
Cooperation between Settlers and the Military
The Army's Failure to Enforce the Law against Settlers
Conclusion

 

 

 Part Four:
Hebron during the Oslo Period: Partition without Peace

 

1. Political Background of trhe Hebron Agreements
2. Evaluation of the Hebron Agreements

Part Five:
Turning Hebron's Old City into a Jewish City

1. Plans for a Jewish Quarter in Hebron
2. Palestinian efforts to Preserve the Old City's Arab Character
3. Creating a Zone of Jewish Territorial Contiguity
The Settler Promenade
The 'Separation Wall'
4. Cleansing Hebron's Old City
5. Can the Palestinian Character of the Old City Be Saved?