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Tel Rumeida (Template:Lang-he) sits on a hill overlooking the historical city of Hebron. Today, it is the site of a number of Palestinian houses and families as well as an illegal Jewish settlement Israeli settlement, and an Israeli military base. The most famous resident is Baruch Marzel, an extreme right-wing activist, head of the Jewish National Front and self-identified "right-hand man" of the assassinated extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane who led the terrorist organization Kach of which Baruch is also a member.

International Humanitarian Law as set out in the Hague Convention, 1907 clearly stipulates that 'Family honour and rights, the lives of persons, and private property, as well as religious convictions and practice, must be respected. Private property cannot be confiscated.' (Article 46)

Therefore, the building of the settlement in Tel Rumeida is illegal as the land on which it is built belongs to the Abu Heikel family who fought and won against its creation in the courts for 11 years. . The settlement gained permission to be built after Ariel Sharon's visit in 1993 when he demanded that it be built. The Israeli government disputes the illegality of the settlement.

References

1. "Terrorist Organization Profile: Kach". National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. University of Maryland.
2. "Hague Convention: ICRC".
3. "Interview with Hana Abu Heikel: Abu Heikel".
4. "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

31°31′26″N 35°06′14″E / 31.524°N 35.104°E / 31.524; 35.104

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