2024-03-18 08:33:29
A tire that exploded on the fence separating the city of Beitar from a nearby Arab village in the days after the outbreak of the war (photo: courtesy of the photographer)
During the week, members of minorities with green identity cards arrived to work in the new buildings on Hill c in the city of Beitar Illit, after the entry of Palestinian workers into the city had been stopped since the outbreak of the war.
Residents who live there tell in a conversation with the Shabbat Square that although there is a fence that separates the construction site from the residents’ houses, but “we built them a funny fence, one that anyone can easily break through”, in their words.
From an inspection we conducted with the Beitar municipality spokeswoman, it was said that everything related to bringing in workers is only approved by the army, while the army spokeswoman said that we must contact the Beitar municipality. who is in charge? Ask the other, he will probably know the answer.
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“There is a clear interest of the municipality in cooperating with the contractors – to create continuity for the construction of these buildings,” says a resident of Giva C in a conversation with Kikar, “It is clear that the municipality is the one who wants the workers to enter and they asked for the approval from the military.”
According to the resident: “The municipality has a clear interest in the construction continuing. If it could, then it would also put them in the inner streets of Beitar. It is of course only a matter of time.
Therefore, the municipality is definitely the one that makes Arabs with green identity cards work in the field of the city more. If God forbid a disaster happens. For example stabbing or shooting. Was the excuse also prepared in advance? Drop the case on the army?”, the resident asks painfully, without an answer.
It should be noted that before the elections to the local authorities, it was reported to the Shabbat Square address that the municipality opposes the introduction of Palestinian workers into the city, but it seems that things have changed now. “They waited a little until after the elections and then they turned to the army to ask for permission to bring in laborers,” Moser Levy, a resident of the city in a conversation with the Shabbat Square, “They put us to sleep and now they think we will keep quiet about it.”
The Beitar Illit Municipality stated in response to the Shabbat Square request: “The entry of workers into the city is only with the approval of the army. The security arrangements for the entering workers are also under the authority of the army only. The municipality has no ability to prevent entry approved by the army.”
The IDF spokeswoman told our inquiry: “This is a request to the Beitar Illit municipality spokeswoman, we have nothing to say about it, it is not an IDF incident.”
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