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		Right-wing activists gather at the evacuated West Bank settlement of Homesh during a previous march in June. (Reuters)

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Hundreds of right-wing activists begin marching to ruins of Homesh

By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent

Hundreds of right-wing activists began marching Tuesday toward the former West Bank settlement of Homesh, despite warnings issued by the Israel Defense Forces and the police that terrorist groups were planning to attack Israelis in the area.

In efforts to prevent the march, the IDF set up roadblocks on access roads to the former settlement, which was evacuated during the disengagement in 2005.

The activist group "Homesh First" said that the marchers would bypass the roadblocks.

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According to the organizers of the march, several hundred activists have already arrived at the hilltops surrounding the former settlement, and hundreds more are expected to arrive in the coming days.

The IDF Central Command has issued a warrant forbidding entry into the area, and anyone violating it runs the risk of being arrested and prosecuted. Large Border Police forces were summoned to the area to prevent the protesters from entering the site.

On Monday, Border Police and police forces evacuated most of the hilltops taken over by right-wing activists in a declared attempt to establish illegal outposts. In turn, The Land of Israel Loyalists issued a statement saying that the march is a continuation of their efforts to settle the hilltops.

On Monday night, several dozen activists were still in place at the outpost of "Shvut Ami," in Samaria, having taken over a number of abandoned buildings. Security sources said Monday that if they do not leave on their own accord, they will be forced out.
Throughout the day, youth that took over four hilltops were evacuated by security forces. At "Harhivi," near the settlement of Elon Moreh, IDF and police encountered resistance from settlers.

The IDF maintained that the security forces were struck with stones and that an officer in the area suffered light injuries as a result and was evacuated for medical treatment.

The army also claimed that the activists had punctured the tires of an IDF jeep.

At the end of the clashes, the activists were removed.

The right-wing group Land of Israel Loyalists rejected the IDF's claims that they had used violence against the security forces, calling it a lie.

"We checked and found that there had been no stone throwing and that it was the soldiers who used violence against us," a group leader said. "As a result of this, one of our activists required medical treatment."

They also vowed to return to the site in an effort to establish an outpost.

On Monday, following the evacuation of Harhivi, the Civil Administration destroyed the three temporary structures built without permits. Two of the structures were used as living quarters and another as a synagogue.

The other outposts - Ma'alot Halhoul, Kumi Uri near Modi'in Ilit, and Givat Eitam near Efrat - were all evacuated without resistance.

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2.	In honor of the chag.....	07:44	\|	Esther	02/10/07

3.	Let them stay in Palestine	09:37	\|	SJ	02/10/07

4.	Elon Moreh equally illegal	11:01	\|	raymond deane	02/10/07

5.	Raymond Dean why not go there and try?	12:22	\|	Petra	02/10/07

6.	Another reason why Olmert must be replaced	17:56	\|	Polybios	02/10/07

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8.	Machine gun them	19:04	\|	Chris Linthwaite	02/10/07

9.	Protesters	19:17	\|	Ethan	02/10/07

10.	You`re not exactly a liberal, eh Chris?	19:26	\|	Polybios	02/10/07

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13.	To polybus	23:58	\|	Sean	02/10/07

14.	# 12 amir	00:10	\|	Axel	03/10/07

15.	SORRY FOLKS IT ISNT	00:43	\|	Mike	03/10/07

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