Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian stone throwers during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Israel placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist settlers and Palestinians to a peak. AP Photo logo AP Photo 38 months ago

Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian stone throwers during clashes in the West Bank town of Hebron, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Israel placed military and police forces on alert Friday to head off new violence after the evacuation of a disputed West Bank building brought tensions between the government, extremist settlers and Palestinians to a peak.