Debate on Bill to Normalize Most Yesha Communities Sunday

Arutz Sheva ^ | 15/12/11 | Gavriel Queenann

[Eleutheria5]

The Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Sunday will discuss a bill proposed by Minister of Welfare and Social Services Zevulun Orlev (Jewish Home) seeking to normalize the status of most Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of third-party petitions filed by left-wing NGOs seeking to destroy Israel's settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria by demanding the destruction of communities and neighborhoods they claim were built on privately owned Arab land.

The Justice Ministry, Civil Administration, and Supreme Court have maintained the exclusive remedy in these cases is the demolition of buildings on the disputed land irrespective of how long the community has existed, or how large it has grown. In many cases demolition orders have been issued for localities that have existed for many years, often where dozens of families reside.

Most of these communities – established in good faith – received recognition and assistance from government ministries that provided them with the standard array of services all communities in Israel receive.

Orlev's explanatory notes for the bill say it is intended to prevent the destruction of houses and communities that have stood for four years without any contact from the plaintiff who must dispute the land's ownership in a competent court by providing standard evidence to prove their claim. The proposed bill would apply to communities with twenty or more families.

"These communities should be the future in Judea and Samaria," Orlev said. "No threats of pointless demolitions should be made. The demolition of buildings and fields is contrary to morality and natural justice. Usually the plaintiff's do not present a shred of evidence and only made their claims after many years."

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[HiTech RedNeck]

Heck, I say if it’s within the biblical bounds of ancient Israel and it’s Israelite or a friendly, don’t touch it. But get those hostile Moose outta there.

[dervish]

“Orlev’s bill comes as tensions in Israel over the destruction of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have reached a zenith following a ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court that all non-state lands in Judea and Samaria are presumptively privately-owned Arab lands. The ruling effectively gave the green light to execute demolition orders in locales even when those disputing land-ownership did not prove their claims in a competent court by normal evidentiary means.”

Israeli Supremes out of control. I thought they were supposed to be reformed after the departure of the pseudo Jew Aharon Barak?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Eleutheria5.

...seeking to normalize the status of most Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.