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By: Ezequiel Doiny
On July 29, 2025 Arutz 7 reported “…Dozens of Border Police officers and Civil Administration inspectors, along with heavy machinery, descended on six settlement outposts in Gush Etzion simultaneously on Tuesday and demolished them…
“The residents claim that Arab laborers were brought by the Civil Administration to assist in destroying the Jewish homes and removing belongings.
“During the eviction of one of the outposts, one of the residents was punched in the face by a Border Police officer, and a shepherd who attempted to film the incident was beaten and his phone was taken from him.
“The residents claim that “these were no less than six outposts established over the past year near the communities of Ma’ale Amos, Ibei Hanahal, Meitzad, Bat Ein, and Karmei Tzur, which create a security ring around these communities. Along with bolstering the communities’ security, these outposts stop the Palestinian Authority’s takeover of the territory as part of the Fayiad Plan to create a Palestinian state…”
On August 26, 2024 Regavim reported “The Regavim Movement has issued a warning about extensive illegal construction near Har Gilo, a long-established Jewish community that lies between Nahal Heletz and Jerusalem. Highlighting a severe security threat that endangers both the residents and the access routes to Jerusalem…
“Regavim has documented significant illegal agricultural and construction activity in the area surrounding Har Gilo in recent years, even though the area in question falls under complete Israeli civil and security jurisdiction (Area C).
“Regavim’s letter highlighted the dangers posed by the unchecked, illegal expansion of the PA-controlled village of Al-Walja, including illegal roads, land clearing for construction and development, and new construction – all in Area C, in some cases on land under military non-construction orders and other cases on Israeli state land approved for the growth of the Har Gilo community.
“Regavim’s urgent letter warns that this illegal construction threatens Har Gilo and poses a strategic risk to one of the main traffic arteries leading to Jerusalem. The proximity of these illegal structures to a significant transportation route raises concerns about potential hostile activities targeting travelers and residents.
“The Regavim Movement calls for immediate enforcement actions, including demolishing illegal structures and restoration of the area, criminal investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the illegal activity, and full disclosure regarding past enforcement measures against these illicit construction and agricultural projects.
“Roi Drucker, Regavim’s Field Coordinator for Judea and Samaria, emphasized the urgency: “Neglecting illegal construction means failing to safeguard national security. The Palestinian Authority’s dangerous game of supporting terrorism while pushing ahead with illegal construction on Israeli state land – and only afterward requesting permits that would legalize the land grab and make the loss of our national assets permanent – cannot be allowed to continue. We urge the authorities to act decisively and utilize all available measures to restore the State of Israel’s control over Area C.”
On November 28, 2021 Arutz 7 reported ” On Sunday, members of the Eretz Israel caucus in the Knesset toured Mount Hebron, beginning in the community of Adora, where they were shown an extreme example of Palestinians executing a land-grab actually within the settlement. The inadequacy and incompetence of the law enforcement agencies, which allow Palestinians to continue taking over land designated for housing and agriculture, was also exposed during their visit…
“The chairman of the Mount Hebron Regional Council, Yochai Damari, told the Knesset members that over 100 new housing units have been planned in Adora, but that what they were about to see there was, “The colossal failure of enforcement and governance of the State of Israel.” “This area is already authorized for construction, no less than any other part of the State of Israel, and then a Palestinian family comes along and constructs a hut, and complains that there’s no electricity and water and prevents the development of Adora…”
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On September 1, 2022 Arutz 7 reported “In the heart of Samaria, near the Karnei Shomron industrial zone, massive development works are underway within Areas C on both state and privately owned Jewish land, including development of lots, construction of buildings, breaking and paving of new roads, and setting up connections to infrastructure.
“Work began around six months ago, at which point the Regavim organization contacted the relevant authorities in the hope that they would enforce the law. When no response was received and construction work continued, Regavim submitted a petition to the courts.
“The petition details the extensive scope of construction work near the Karnei Shomron industrial zone and the village of Lekef that is being carried out illegally, without permits, on state lands and also on private land including tracts belonging to the “Har Veguy” company owned by the Zer family. Over the past few months, Regavim has repeatedly appealed to the authorities with the demand that they cease the work, with an emphasis on the privately owned area, but responses have been few and inadequate despite the significance – and meanwhile, construction continues apace.
“Binyamin Council head in US to meet with members of Congress Regavim points out that in similar cases such as Amona, Migron, and Netiv Ha’avot, the courts have not hesitated to rule against construction taking place on privately owned land, and have made the issues a priority for the authorities to address.
“The Palestinian Authority is taking advantage of the ineptness of the authorities and is in effect promoting a strategic plan for the establishment of a Palestinian state in Area C,” said Moshe Shmueli, Regavim’s coordinator of Judea and Samaria.
“Before our very eyes we see how day by day, illegal construction is taking over huge areas of state land and private land of Jews. Only recently we documented another new building and planting of trees. We’re not talking about a lone house – what we’re seeing is the construction of infrastructure including roads, water, and electricity. Meanwhile, the authorities are doing nothing and the Jewish landowners are left to stand helplessly by.
“The situation is simply outrageous.” The head of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan, added, “The government is systematically abandoning Area C and now also private lands that were purchased by Jews. If this were about private lands belonging to Arabs, everyone would be up in arms. Selective enforcement is reaching a peak we have never seen before. We demand that the relevant authorities and the government immediately put a stop to the construction and takeover of Area C, on both private and state lands, assets belonging to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.”
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The article says “The Palestinian Authority is taking advantage of the ineptness of the authorities…” but the Israeli authorities are not inept, they are complicit. They are surrendering land in Judea and Samaria because they want the two state solution, they want the land to become part of a Palestinian State. Israeli authorities are not only failing to apply sovereignty they are actually surrendering the land, please see my article below for more details about this.
https://www.israelunwired.com/
The Knesset must impose a deadline for Sovereignty . The Palestinians are building facts on the ground. Wait until when?
Ezequiel Doiny is author of “Obama’s assault on Jerusalem’s Western Wall” and “Jerusalem is the Spiritual capital of Judaism while Mecca is the Spiritual Capital of Islam”
As General Avivi rightly states, the best security for Israelis is to populate as much of the land as possible. Thinking that the IDF will do it is not only naive, it’s dangerously wrong. Soldiers can’t be stationed everywhere. When summoned they can do great work but it’s temporary. Eventually they must return to their base. It’s up to regular Israeli citizens to live throughout the country, not just in the big cities. The heartbreaking crime is that when some Jews decide to risk their lives and their families lives to live in dangerous outposts, surrounded by arab villages, instead of being heralded as heroes, they are chased out by the authorities. This obvious crime needs to be rectified ASAP!
AGREED!