Palestinian workers on construction site in Jewish settlement of Kiryat ArbaA Palestinian laborer kneels in prayer as other workers prepare to end their day ' s work at a construction site where Palestinian laborers are building Jewish home in the large Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba , next to the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank , on 07 September 2010 . Across the street is a large tract of land where building was not allowed to proceed due to the 10 - month building ' freeze ' imposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neanyahu , Ths is due to expire at the end of September and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he would refuse to continue negotiations with Israel should construction resume in West Bank settlements . EPA / JIM HOLLANDER < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >