A riaccendere la miccia hanno poi provveduto, dagli insediamenti circostanti, alcuni coloni dell'ultradestra nazionalista ebraica, protagonisti a loro volta d'una marcia sul sito conteso

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

An Israeli army jeep drives next to a burning tire during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Palestinians in Hebron continued to protest Thursday over the Israeli decision to recognize a disputed West Bank shrine as one of its national heritage sites. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned earlier this week that the region could plunge into a “religious war” over the decision.