A ruling of the High Court of Justice compels the government to remove the Shomron community of Amona by the end of the Gregorian year. Seeking to prevent yet another removal of Amona, some members of the Likud faction in Knesset, including cabinet ministers, have signed a declaration in support of legislating a law that will circumvent the High Court ruling to prevent having to remove Jews from their homes.

Among those who signed are the following cabinet ministers: Yuval Steinitz (Infrastructure and Water), Yisrael Katz (Transportation), Yuli Edelstein (Knesset Speaker), Ze’ev Elkin (Environmental Affairs), Gilad Erdan (Public Security), Chaim Katz (Welfare), Miri Regev (Sport & Culture), Ofir Akunis (Science & Technology), Gila Gamliel (Social Equality), and Tzipi Hotevely (Deputy Foreign Minister).

A total of 25 persons signed the petition.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)