Tel Rumeida
Tel Rumeida (Hebrew: תל רומיידה) is an archaeological tell in the West Bank believed to be the location of biblical Hebron.[1] It is also the location of an Israeli settlement.[2]
Archaeology
The occupational sequence at Tell Rumeida is very similar to Jerusalem. During the Early Bronze III and Middle Bronze II periods, there was a fortified city at the site. No Late Bronze Age, Iron Age I or IIA cities have been found there. Above the EBIII and MBII fortified city are 8th century BCE four room houses. Fragments of jars and burnished vessels may suggest that there was a small-scale occupation.[3]
Settlement
According to Ehud Sprinzak, an Israeli counterterrorism specialist and expert in far-right Jewish groups,[4] the hill was settled by "a small number of very radical Jewish families" in the mid-1980s.[5] According to the left-wing Haaretz newspaper, Tel Rumeida is Jewish-owned land[6] .
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[7]
Notable residents
See also
References
- ^ Michael Dumper (2006). Cities of The Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 167. ISBN 978-1576079195.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Karin Aggestam (2005). "4. TIPH: Preventing Conflict Escalation in Hebron?". In Clive Jones, Ami Pedahzur (ed.). Between Terrorism and Civil War: The Al-Aqsa Intifada. Routledge. p. 52. ISBN 0415348242.
- ^ "Redefining the Centre: The Emergence of State in Judah". Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University. 31 (2). Maney Publishing: 219–220. 2004.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Ehud Sprinzak, 62; Studied Israel Far Right". The New York Times. 12 November 2002.
- ^ Ehud Sprinzak (2000). "3. Israel's Radical Right and the Countdown to the Rabin Assassination". The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Stanford University Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0804738378.
- ^ Hasson, Nir (Jan. 9, 2014). "Israeli government funding dig in Palestinian Hebron, near Jewish enclave". Haaretz. Retrieved Jan. 9, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "The Geneva Convention". BBC News. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2010.