In the last day, the IDF has imposed demarcation orders on a number of localities and hills in Samaria and Benjamin, including localities that have existed for over two decades and are populated by dozens of families such as Givat Assaf and Tekuma, as well as many hills including Komi Uri, Oz Zion, Geulat Zion and Ramat Migron.
The orders signed by the new Central Command, Yehuda Fox, prohibit any construction in the area of the locality or the hill as well as the introduction of construction equipment into the locality and allow the security system to destroy buildings and property on the site without any warning.
In the hills, they sharply attacked the orders: “This is a collective demolition order. Instead of conducting legal proceedings on each building and allowing the building owner to hold a lawful hearing, the defense establishment chose to use a dragon and administrative tool – in which the general marks an arbitrary line on the map. Fast, “said Elisha Yard, an activist in the settlement.
It was also noted that the demarcation orders are nothing new when it comes to their use towards Jewish construction – and in most places this is a further extension of an order that existed on the sites in previous years, but it is said that unlike previous years where almost no orders were used, in recent months increased Demolition operations under the order.
“It seems that the Israeli government has declared war on the settlement, and is now acting openly and shamelessly. In light of the recent destructive campaigns in the settlement and the Gantz-Abu Mazen meeting last week, it seems that the orders are about to be a significant and central tool against the settlers,” Yared said.
“The demarcation orders for construction enforcement are anti-Zionist tools that have been directed to this day solely against Jewish construction, despite the fact that the scope of Arab construction is tens of times wider than Jewish construction.”