Israel Matzav

Government to legalize 13 out of 18 'outposts'

Haaretz reports that the government plans to legalize 13 of the 18 contended 'outposts' in Judea and Samaria because they were not built on 'private Palestinian land.' The other five 'outposts' will be destroyed and their residents expelled from their homes over the next few months.

Because the 13 outposts are not built on privately-owned Palestinian land, the legalization process could presumably make the petitions against them moot.

The remaining five outposts cannot be legalized, because they are located on privately-owned Palestinian land, and so are slated for evacuation.

The first to go will be Beit El's Ulpana neighborhood, which the court has ordered dismantled by July 1. Next in line is Migron, an outpost near Ramallah, which must be dismantled by August 1.

Givat Assaf, an outpost close to Migron that houses 25 families, will likely be evacuated at some point this summer, though it's unclear when.

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After that will be Amona, an outpost of 50 families located near Ofra. The government has promised to dismantle this outpost by the end of the year.

Mitzpeh Kramim is also slated for evacuation, but the government has not announced when that is slated to occur. Nor has it announced a timetable for the legalization of the other 13 outposts.

I doubt that it is going to be this simple - either for the 13 or for the five. What could go wrong?

For those trying to figure out the definition of 'private Palestinian land,' go here.

Labels: Amona, Beit El, Migron, outposts, Supreme Court

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:24 PM