Labor MK: Outpost 'anarchists' break law and consensus
Former education minister criticizes local residents during tour of Gush Etzion outpost of Netiv Haavot.
By Chaim Levinson Tags: Israel settlements Avi Dichter Israel news Yuli TamirMK Yuli Tamir (Labor) told residents of an unauthorized West Bank outpost on Wednesday that they have broken the national consensus on where construction is allowed in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc.
"Living here are people to whom the law does not apply," the former education minister said while touring the outpost of Netiv Ha'avot with members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
Tamir also criticized handicapped ex-Israel Defense Forces soldier Major Ami Griverzman, who told members of the touring party that the state needed to help people like him to develop the outpost.
"Despite the beauty of the place, you should not have started building without a permit. That is the difference between you and a citizen who obeys the law. By your actions, you are breaking the consensus on Gush Etzion," Tamir told Griverzman, while referring to local residents as "anarchists."
MK Avi Dichter (Kadima) said during the tour that "the settlements are a part and parcel of Israel."
"There is no chance they will be destroyed. The amount of time it takes for planning in Israel is unreasonable," he said.
The state has committed itself several times in the past to dismantling Netiv Haavot, and is supposed to notify the Supreme Court in the next month of its timetable for dismantling the outpost.
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Does the party have any other ideas besides attacking Jewish communities beyond its beloved Green Line?
Hey folks,do you really think this goverment {and others past}have any serious intentions of removing these outposts.I really used to believe that illegial settlements would be removed,afterall , who would defy the powers that be. After far too long I realised that the govt rulers are brazen liars,its all part of the local culture. The really big problem that this behaviour spreads to other facets of our life and culture ,pity really, for the younger generation are also going to pay quite a price for this unwise behaviour.
ofcourse this MK is very right. But it won't be long before he's ridiculed and insulted for being soft on terrorism, anti-Israeli, maybe a self-hating jew or possibly a lunatic from the left. Those anarchists are everywhere you see.
"The state has committed itself several times in the past to dismantling Netiv Haavot, and is supposed to notify the Supreme Court in the next month of its timetable for dismantling the outpost."
... precisely such partisan and illegal settlement activity... ... a type of 'organized illegality'...