Regavim
The Palestinian Authority’s “resistance schools” have nothing to do with education, says Israeli NGO Regavim.
Naomi Kahn is pushing back on perceptions about the Israel land protection NGO: “We’re more necessary as a lobbying organization now than ever.”
The Regavim movement called the Khan al-Ahmar decision a “shameful” capitulation to international pressure that sets a dangerous precedent.
“Establishing dilapidated schools are in reality P.A. land-grab tactics,” said Shlomo Ne’eman, chairman of the Yesha Council.
At the end of the closed-door session, the justices announced that a ruling regarding the illegal Arab settlement would be forthcoming.
“When it comes to illegal building in Judea and Samaria, there can’t be double standards,” says Likud lawmaker Danny Danon.
The European Union’s drive to help the Palestinian Authority take over Area C is “a violation of international law and treaty,” says Naomi Kahn of the Regavim NGO.
The program calls for mapping the territory to prove Palestinian rights to the land and monitoring Israeli archaeological activity.
Massive illegal construction is creating facts on the ground in Judea and Samaria.
According to NGO Regavim, 5,535 new illegal Palestinian structures have been built in Area C of the West Bank during Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s tenure.
The building master plans announced by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will cut Jewish communities off from Jerusalem an “whitewash” thousands of illegal structures, says Regavim.
A tour of the contested area reveals heated opinions from Jewish and Arab residents on the future of the designated construction corridor.
