Archive for the ‘Palestinian land’ tag
Military and Security Forces: January 28, 2013
An investigation carried out by the Civil Administration indicates that at least 166 housing units in the settlement of Ali were built on private Palestinian land. (Haaretz)
(Hebrew – Haaretz)
Settlers and Settlments: April 27, 2012
The Israeli government petitioned the High Court of Justice to reconsider its decision to postpone the evacuation, and dismantling, of five structures built on Palestinian land in the Ulpana neighborhood in the Beit El settlement, originally due to take place on May 1. This despite the government’s previous commitment to dismantle the building and its admission that they are built on private Palestinian land. Following the clarification of the situation, the state attorney says in the appeal, and after taking into consideration the “broad, adverse social implications” that the implementation of the decision could have on building in other areas, “it has been decided to rethink priorities on law enforcement in the area.”
Political: October 11, 2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Justice Minister, Yaakov Ne’eman, to establish a committee for examining ways to legalize the illegal construction in the outposts built on Palestinian private land in the West Bank.
(Hebrew)
Diplomacy: September 16, 2011
The government decided to promote the creation of a jurisdiction for the settlement of Ofra, in order to retroactively settle the status of its construction, 36 years after it was built. Most of the structures in Ofra are located on private Palestinian land.
