In 1994, Baruch Goldstein, a US-born doctor from Kiryat Arba burst into the mosque and shot dead 29 Arabs at prayer before being beaten to death.
Goldstein was hailed by settlers as a saint after he killed 29 Arabs In the poisonous atmosphere of Hebron, the settlers treated Goldstein as a saint, establishing a shrine to him that was forcibly removed by the Israeli Government only in 1999.
The settlers have frequently been criticised by moderate Israelis for acting as a law unto themselves and for provoking tensions with their Palestinian neighbours.
They maintain a tense relationship even with their army protectors, often denouncing as Nazis the troops sent to restrain them.
The town and surrounding villages have also become a stronghold of the radical Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
The mosque and burial shrine are divided and under overall Israeli military control. Muslims and Jews enter the site from different sides.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/issues/1683017.stm
There will come a time when Jews and Christians can worship (or work in tall buildings) without worrying about "renewed 'palestinian' violence" Translation: Filthy muslim terrorists.