In a last ditch effort to prevent the eviction of families from Ramat Migron, the residents have been working to create a new reality.80% of the land in the community has been purchased by Jews to avoid the court-ordered August 1, 2012 eviction deadline, the daily Yisrael HaYom reports.
The newspaper quotes “an involved party” as saying the sales were legal beyond reproach and there were a number of sellers involved, but the source declined to reveal details of the land deals. All that was revealed is that “an American Zionist philanthropist” paid several hundreds of thousands of dollars for the land.
According to the persons involved in the deal, only 4 of the 70 buildings in the community currently remain on “Palestinian owned land” so they are confident the eviction order will be canceled as a result of the new reality. The residents remind Yisrael HaYom that in regard to the Ulpana homes, Defense Minister Ehud Barak stated that if a legal sale can be documented, then the legal community is off the hook since there is no longer a problem. They remain optimistic that the same will hold true here as well.
Involved persons add they intention was not to circumvent the court, but to come up with an original solution – to find a way to save their homes, which they did.
They admit that they are concerned for the safety of the sellers, whose lives are in danger. According to PA (Palestinian Authority) law, they face the death penalty for selling land to Jews.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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The sales are illegal under Palestinian law, and are not likely to be recognized by the Israeli government.
now that was a stroke of wisdom!
@akuperma
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All in favor?
#1 – The land in dispute is part of “area C” doesn’t involve the PA. Also the Israeli government doesn’t recognize apartheid laws even from the PA.
#4- The Israeli Supreme Court recognizes anything it feels like if it enhances a cherished public policy, and opposing Orthodox Jews (in particular) living in the West Bank, is a public policy that the Israeli legal system strives to support. Unlike Anglo-American courts, the Israeli courts make no pretence of being mere “umpires.”
#5 – It is true that Israeli Supreme Court makes up laws usually at the expense of the Haradim and settlers, however, even the Supreme Court has boundaries.
#6, really? What are those boundaries, and what evidence do you have that they exist?
I see that all the brilliant legal minds are commenting. Dos any of you even know the law in Israel? First, there is no Palestinian law that has jurisprudence in Migron. second, if there are legal sales ,they can only be invalidated by going to court- and this will take time. theo nly way that this expulsion stands is, if Barak runs roughshod over the law. Now, that may happone but it is not because of any deficiency in the law.