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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030702702.html
In Hebron, Renovation of Holy Site Sets Off Strife
(Washington Post) Janine Zacharia - The Tomb of the Patriarchs - a site revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the burial place of their common forefather, Abraham - needed bathrooms and a new roof over an outdoor prayer area. To the spokesman for Hebron's Jewish community, that should not have been grounds for international scandal. "In any normal country, people would take a site like that and turn it into a nationally recognized monument," David Wilder said. Demonstrators threw rocks in Hebron last week after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that Israel would spend $100 million rehabilitating 150 "national heritage" sites, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem. Most of Hebron is a bustling, modern Arab city filled with honking taxis, vendors and shops - a thriving hub of West Bank commerce.