Defense Minister Ehud Barak informed the settlers that the army won’t evict Jews from the Peace House they purchased in Hebron until the next government is formed. His words are not necessarily true, though.
It appears that the settlers’ rough determination to resist the eviction frightened off the leftists. Initially, they thought to frighten the populace into voting for Kadima with the spectacle of an unruly right-wing mob violently resisting the eviction. As the conflict escalated, the PR effect began to look different. The population is likely to blame the leftists for provoking these clashes, which were far worse than the Amona incident.
The struggle around the Peace House is a waste of effort; the establishment allows right-wingers to blow off their steam. When the government relinquishes Judea and Samaria to the Palestinians, no amount of peaceful protest will help Israeli settlers.
