It is a rainy day in Jerusalem but this did not prevent Amona refugees from traveling to the capital on Sunday, 16 Shevat to protest their plight near the Prime Minister’s Office. They carried signs “Don’t leave us homeless”, calling on the cabinet to discuss their plight and arrange for alternate housing as per the agreement signed on December 18, 2016 between the government and residents. In that agreement, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promised to have a new community in the same general area, on state land, in place by the end of March 2017.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo Credit: מטה המאבק עמונה)