<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Settlers Plan Race through Hebron to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Kiryat Arba&nbsp;Colony]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In  early February a “City of Ancestors Race” will take place in Hebron  with hundreds of runners from throughout Israel, according to the  Hebrew-language news site <a href="http://www.nrg.co.il/online/55/ART2/195/901.html?hp=55&amp;loc=5&amp;tmp=8200">nrg.co.il</a>. </span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Colony of Kiryat Arba </em></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The 10 kilometer competitive race, conducted to celebrate the 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the establishment of the nearby colony of Kiryat Arba,  will pass by sites such as the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Palestinian market,  the Avram Avinu colony in the heart of Hebron and the “House of  Contention,” a Palestinian home that was taken over by settlers who were  subsequently evicted from the home by a court order.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Initial  settlers came to Kiryat Arba in 1968, although building on an abandoned  military base began in 1971. With over 7,200 residents, Kiryat Arba  features the Kahane Memorial Park, named for the racist Meir Kahane of  the outlawed Israeli political party Kach that advocates expelling  Palestinians from the areas under Israeli control. It is also home to  the grave of Baruch Goldstein, who killed 29 Palestinians and injured  125 when he opened fire on those praying in the Ibrahim Mosque on 25  February 1994.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The race is sponsored by the Hebron-Kiryat Arba Local Council, the Ministry of Culture and Sport and the commercial site <a href="http://www.shvoong.co.il/">Shvoong</a>, a site that caters to Israeli fans of bicycling, racing and triathlons.</span></span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/settlers-violence/3146-settlers-plan-race-through-hebron-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-kiryat-arba-colony">Settlers Plan Race through Hebron to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Kiryat Arba Colony</a>.</p>
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