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| '''Tel Rumeida''' ({{lang-he|תל רומיידה}}) |
'''Tel Rumeida''' ({{lang-he|תל רומיידה}}) is a ] most identified as the location of biblical ]. Today, it is the site of a number of Palestinian houses and families as well as a Jewish ] and an Israeli military base. The most famous resident is ], a right-wing activist and head of the ], who lives there with his family. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank ], but the Israeli government disputes this.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> | ||
| ] as set out in the ], 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) <ref>{{cite web|title=Hague Convention: ICRC|url=http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/full/195}}</ref> | |||
| 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. <ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Hana Abu Heikel: Abu Heikel|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fong67UGx5k}}</ref>. The settlement gained permission to be built after ]'s visit in 1993 when he demanded that it be built. The Israeli government disputes the illegality of the settlement.<ref name="BBC_GC4">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1682640.stm |title=The Geneva Convention |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2009 |accessdate=27 November 2010 }}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:22, 14 April 2012
Tel Rumeida (Template:Lang-he) is a tell most identified as the location of biblical Hebron. Today, it is the site of a number of Palestinian houses and families as well as a Jewish Israeli settlement and an Israeli military base. The most famous resident is Baruch Marzel, a right-wing activist and head of the Jewish National Front, who lives there with his family. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
References
- "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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