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Israel's top court rules for removal of settler homes from Palestinian land [View all]
Israel's top court rules for removal of settler homes from Palestinian land
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FILE PHOTO: A general view of homes in the Jewish settler outpost of Mitzpe Kramim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 18, REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a cluster of homes in a Jewish settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank was built on privately owned Palestinian land and must therefore be removed.
Accepting a petition by Palestinian plaintiffs, Israel’s top court overturned a 2018 District Court ruling which had broken judicial ground by recognising the Mitzpe Kramim settlers’ claim to the land, despite it being owned by Palestinians.
The District Court had declared the settlers the legal owners, finding that Israeli authorities were unaware the land was privately owned when they originally mapped out the area.
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2 MIN READ
FILE PHOTO: A general view of homes in the Jewish settler outpost of Mitzpe Kramim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 18, REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a cluster of homes in a Jewish settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank was built on privately owned Palestinian land and must therefore be removed.
Accepting a petition by Palestinian plaintiffs, Israel’s top court overturned a 2018 District Court ruling which had broken judicial ground by recognising the Mitzpe Kramim settlers’ claim to the land, despite it being owned by Palestinians.
The District Court had declared the settlers the legal owners, finding that Israeli authorities were unaware the land was privately owned when they originally mapped out the area.
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