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On Tuesday, April 27th, Human Rights Watch ( @hrw) published a report entitled, “A Threshold Crossed,” in which it stated that Israel runs an apartheid regime, which was defined as a crime against humanity in the 1970s.
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For years, whenever Israel has been accused of maintaining an apartheid regime in the Palestinian Territories, it responds with the argument that this is a “temporary” situation, and that the future of the West Bank will be determined through negotiations...
...that have been stalled, as a result, of course, of the refusal of the Palestinian side to participate.
The following story shows how unfounded this argument is.
The following story shows how unfounded this argument is.
In 2004, an outpost was established north of Jericho called “Einot Kedem,” and is also known by the name of “Omer’s Farm,” which we’ve written about here a number of times in the past.
Here’s the most recent post, from August 2020- https://twitter.com/nabothVin/status/1296798890121994241?s=20">https://twitter.com/nabothVin...
Here’s the most recent post, from August 2020- https://twitter.com/nabothVin/status/1296798890121994241?s=20">https://twitter.com/nabothVin...
Over the years, the outpost grew, dozens of illegal structures were built on the site, and the settlers in the area took over more than 1,000 dunams of land through construction and agricultural cultivation.
In addition, with the close support of the army, the settlers prevent Palestinian shepherds in the area from accessing several thousands of dunams of land around the area.
The story of this outpost goes back to the end of 1977, when the army issued a “temporary” seizure order for a 1,000 dunam area of privately owned land, which was transferred to the settlement/kibbutz of Yitav, so that the settlement could cultivate it.
For readers who are unfamiliar with the subtleties of the law, we will note that “temporary” seizure orders for so-called “security needs” were the primary means by which Israel took over land for the sake of establishing settlements...
...over the course of the first decade after the occupation of the West Bank. But the trick was to issue “temporary” seizure orders, without an expiration date.
In this way, dozens of settlements were established which to this day sit in areas with “temporary” seizure orders.
Link to a report that we issued in March 2019, in which we surveyed the military seizure orders- https://bit.ly/3uIp2pY ">https://bit.ly/3uIp2pY&q...
Link to a report that we issued in March 2019, in which we surveyed the military seizure orders- https://bit.ly/3uIp2pY ">https://bit.ly/3uIp2pY&q...
The years passed, and the area was abandoned by its original settlers. In 2004, Omer and Naama Atidia arrived to the site, and established an outpost there with the help of the settler movement ‘Amana,’ as well as the Settlement Division.
Last year, in 2020, a petition was submitted by the attorney Tawfiq Jabarin to the High Court of Justice on behalf of the Ministry of the Waqf, which owns part of the land that the settlers took over, demanding that the outpost be evacuated.
The state’s response to the petition arrived last week (on April 25th), in which the state asked the High Court to reject the petition, on the basis of the amount of time that has passed since the “temporary” seizure order was issued...
...and even stated that the “political eschelon” is now considering retroactively legalizing the illegal outpost, which was established on privately owned land.
Link to the state’s response in Hebrew- https://bit.ly/3vIBOFs ">https://bit.ly/3vIBOFs&q...
Link to the state’s response in Hebrew- https://bit.ly/3vIBOFs ">https://bit.ly/3vIBOFs&q...
So what do we have here?
• A seizure order is issued for 1,000 dunam of privately owned land for fictional “security needs.”
• The order is supposedly “temporary” but has no expiration date.
• A seizure order is issued for 1,000 dunam of privately owned land for fictional “security needs.”
• The order is supposedly “temporary” but has no expiration date.
• After the land is looted from Palestinians, it is transferred to settlers so that they can make a living off of it.
• The settlers cease to cultivate the land, so another settler is brought in to cultivate the land in their stead.
• The settlers cease to cultivate the land, so another settler is brought in to cultivate the land in their stead.
• The new settler takes over hundreds of dunams of land and, under the cover of the army, does not allow access to thousands of dunams of grazing land surrounding the outpost.
• The government is considering legalizing the outpost.
• The government is considering legalizing the outpost.
Meaning, the seizure order is neither temporary nor based on security, but merely another means through which Israel is dispossessing Palestinians of their property.
Here’s a short and relevant excerpt from the new report from Human Rights Watch:
Here’s a short and relevant excerpt from the new report from Human Rights Watch:
“In addition, settlers have established settlements without any formal process or authorization from the Israeli military authorities, largely on the private property of Palestinians.
Rather than demolish the buildings that settlers constructed on stolen land without permits, however, the authorities have, with a few notable exceptions, facilitated the land takeover by providing infrastructure, water, electricity, and other services.” https://bit.ly/3gPJOjX ">https://bit.ly/3gPJOjX&q...
Does anyone here still need a report to explain why Israel is upholding an apartheid regime in the Palestinian Territories?
