31.   Talk of the arrests reverberated in Hebron and Kiryat Arba, strongholds for militant settlers who see any land concessions to the Palestinians as treachery.

32.   The arrests and tough talk reverberated in Hebron and Kiryat Arba, strongholds for militant settlers who see any land concessions to the Palestinians as tantamount to treachery.

33.   Hebron, where a militant Jewish settlers are established in the middle of the city, remains a major stumbling block.

34.   A newspaper published by militant Israeli settlers said Thursday that the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was the result of a government sting operation against extremists which went tragically wrong.

35.   Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat called on Netanyahu to condemn the Hebron violence and disarm the militant settler community in the town.

36.   Dozens of militant Jewish settlers protested on Sunday against the arrival of the first Palestinian police to the volatile West Bank town of Hebron.

37.   There is constant tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the centre of Hebron, where a closely-guarded enclave of militant Jewish settlers is located.

38.   Levy is a leader of the far-right National Religious Party, whose supporters include many militant settlers on the West Bank.

39.   Militant Jewish settlers have pledged to block the handover.

40.   The first Palestinian police also arrived in the volatile West Bank town of Hebron on Sunday to angry protests from militant Jewish settlers.