Following the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to demolish the outpost Way of the Patriarchs, its residents are calling on the government to go against the court ruling and leave the settlement where it stands; Gush Etzion Regional Council Head Davidi Pearl says PM ‘lacks the spine’ to resist ruling; ‘It’s as if those of us living in the settlements are waiting to hear on whose door the Supreme Court will knock next,’ says one resident. ‘This has to stop.’
Elisha Ben-Kimon
Published: 03.09.16.
Settlers from the Way of the Patriarchs outpost in the Gush Etzion cluster are speaking out against Thursday’s Supreme Court President Miriam Naor's decision to demolish the settlement, built illegally on private Palestinian land. “There is no justification for destroying the neighborhood,” said a resident in regard to the ruling. Immediately following the decision, officials from the right—including Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi)—came out against it and vowed to try and stop the demolition.
“We came here for no other reason than to settle the land,” said resident Gil Bar Lev, whose house is among those scheduled to be demolished. “This is a very diverse religious neighborhood. We’re going to fight this, and hopefully the State will be able to rectify matters, perhaps through the solutions that Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked will come up with.”
“We have families and children here,” said another resident, who acknowledged that since the private lands belonging to Palestinians run directly through the illegally built outpost, it will need to be completely torn down. “This is truly a travesty. It’s the sort of thing that can scar you for life.”
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