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After three homes were destroyed in the community of Migron last week, the community’s future plight is once again a subject for discussion in the local media. Migron is located in the geographical area known as Shomron, in the jurisdiction of the Binyamin Regional Council, not far from Psagot.
The High Court of Justice ruled that a petition on behalf of local Arabs had merit and the homes, which were not vacant buildings but homes to three families with a total of 12 children, were indeed built on Arab land, giving the green light for their demolition. While efforts continued to reach agreement to save the homes, the political left simply remained determined, exerting tenacious efforts to actualize the demolition orders, which occurred last week as depicted in this video.
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The government has been working to ‘copy’ Migron, to move the community to another venue, the community of Adam, but the residents of Migron understand this is not just a matter of receiving compensation for their home, but the future of other communities weighs in the balance as well. Left-wing organizations will not permit the issue of Migron to lie dormant, working to have its removal implemented expeditiously, apparently feeling that the Disengagement Plan of 2005 was indeed a success and the continued implementation of this policy will result in peace.
Avi Ro’eh, who stands at the helm of the Binyamin Regional Council, some 40 communities, told the weekly B’Sheva newspaper that he still feels the future of Migron is solid, and he does not believe that the community will be eliminated. Many would disagree with his opinion.
In a related matter, the Knesset Subcommittee on Judea and Samaria is expected to convene on Monday to discuss the enforcement of building laws throughout Yehuda and Shomron and the bias implementation of these laws in the Jewish and Arab sectors.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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The Israeli Army has the right to decide what areas of Judea and Samaria it can and cannot protect. Jews living in places that the Army has decided is not safe should leave voluntarily, instead of making it come to something like this in a tragic plea for sympathy.
Why all the outrage? It isn’t like Medinat Yisrael is a Jewish state. While the zionists are in some ways better than the Brits or the Turks (who seem to be getting interested in a repeat performance), one should remember that it is not OUR state or OUR government. The majority of zionists regard the frum Jews living in the West Bank as major pests – indeed that is how they regard all frum Jews. We shouldn’t apply a double standard. Would we have been this outraged if under similar circumstance the British or Ottoman governments had decided to close down a Jewish settlement?
#1 — Did you even read the article? This has nothing to do with deciding what areas the army can protect. They are not disbanding this community — it is simply 3 homes within the community that the courts have decided were Arab properties at some point in history, and therefore could not be built upon. Additionally, the families were supposed to have been given advance notice of by when they had to be out — not thrown out in the middle of the night by anonymous soldiers. Perhaps you can try to respond to this “plea for sympathy” with just a tiny bit of sympathy for families who have been forced out of their homes of over a decade — homes which were build legally on land that was not being used — even if you think they should have left sooner.
#2 — Where do you see outrage? This video left me hysterically crying — and it had nothing to do with Medinat Yisroel. Actually I thought it was exactly like the many times throughout history when Jews were forcibly evicted from their homes, regardless of which government was in charge. In the cries of these women I heard the cries of Jewish communities throughout history, of Jews being forced to leave behind everything they’ve worked for and built to face an unknown future — it is the cry of Galus, and if we are still in Galus next Tisha B’Av this will be added to the very long list of expulsions and churbanos that we cry for. Why do you think we wouldn’t be upset if it was the British destroying Jewish homes?
#2 Do you live in Israel? I do and i can tell you it is very much a Jewish DEMOCRATIC state, meaning that all parties are represented, and ruled under LAW you say the “the majority of zionists regard the frum Jews living in the West Bank as major pests” Really? Do you have the statistics to support such a claim? And to your question question about would we be outraged if it were the Ottomans or the British…well i can answer you that yes we WERE if you forget before the war of independence we fought the Brits tooth and nail.
The Gedolei Yisroel are once again proven correct in their assessment and long term vision of what the Zionist movement is all about. Harey Shelcha Lefanecha!