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Security forces raided the community of Ramat Migron in the Binyamin region Thursday night and declared the outpost a closed military zone on the orders of Judea and Samaria Division commander Brig. Gen. Avi Blot. In addition, the policemen knocked on the houses of the families in the outpost and threatened the residents that if they did not vacate their homes within minutes, they would be arrested and taken to the police station. The police raid this evening follows a series of raids that took place last week on the nearby outpost of Oz Zion, during which police officers broke...

The IDF has received orders to dismantle the new communities of Ramat Migron and Oz Tzion by the beginning of next week – in preparation for the visit of U.S. President Barack H. Obama. The orders were displayed in an IDF document obtained by Arutz Sheva. Soldiers were ordered to remove the new communities, termed “outposts” in the media, and to set up extensive patrols to ensure that they are not rebuilt, at least during the time Obama will be in Israel. The communities are in the area of Ramallah, which Obama will be visiting on his visit to Israel....

Five people were arrested Monday in Ramat Migron after clashes between Jewish youths and Arabs, the Honenu legal rights organization said. Police arrested the youths – three males and two females – after they attempted to protest what they said was an attempt by local Arabs to illicitly encroach on land belonging to the community. The youths said that Arabs from a neighboring village began plowing land that was clearly marked as belonging to Ramat Migron; in addition, they said, it had been made clear to local Arabs what the borders of the community were. However, the Arabs entered the...