The Hamas terrorist group announced via its web site that it will protect the family of terrorist Alaa Abu Dheim, the Israli-Arab who murdered eight students at Jerusalem's Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav.

The Islamist group, apparantly shaken by the ability of teenage girls and young Jewish activists to bypass police blockades and reach the Jerusalem Arab village of Jabal Mukabar, threatened the "settlers" with retaliation if the village is entered again.

A Jewis neighborhood, Nof Zion, is located amidst Jabal Mukabar. The homes there are being finalized and are already being marketed.