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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.793267
President Rivlin: Jews and Arabs Will Continue to Live in Hebron Under Any Peace Deal
(Ha'aretz) Yotam Berger - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin spoke in Kiryat Arba near Hebron on Thursday, marking the 50th anniversary of the "liberation of the City of the Patriarchs." "I don't know if there will ever be a diplomatic agreement, but it is clear that in any agreement Jews and Arabs will continue to live here together." "David Ben-Gurion has already said that we will commit a terrible mistake if we do not settle Hebron as a growing Jewish community in the shortest possible time. Hebron deserves to be the sister of Jerusalem." "The Jewish community in Hebron was established many years before the State of Israel. Kiryat Arba was founded by Yigal Alon, a member of the Labor movement. The first donor to the seminary was Ben-Gurion and Ha'aretz newspaper was among defenders of the community." "Hebron is not and was never an obstacle to peace. It is a test of our ability to live side by side. The Hadassah clinic was used by all - Jews and Arabs. Can we not rebuild it for the benefit of all the residents of Hebron?"