Last week, the state asked the High Court for a ninth postponement, of four months, in delivering its answer regarding the evacuation of the illegal Bedouin outpost, Khan al-Ahmar. Much criticism was heard in response to a question about why the illegal Palestinian outpost was not evacuated, replied the Minister of Finance and the chairman of Zionism The religious, Bezalel Smotrich because in the future he will be evicted.
“The government has only existed for a month and there are processes that take time to lead”
“Khan Al-Ahmar, with God’s help, will be removed, the expectations from him are sky high and rightly so, after a year and a half of a left-wing government and many years of chaos, finally a full right-wing government that has committed to addressing all the challenges, both in Judea and Samaria and in Gaza and Iran, at the same time the government exists Only a month and there are processes that take time to lead, we want to lead strategic changes,” answered Smotrich.
He also added that “I tell you responsibly that we are working on this, it is a strategic event. The changes that we will lead in the settlement, among other things in the positions of the Minister of Defense, are strategic changes and strategic changes naturally take time, we will be tested in practice. I am still optimistic, it may take a bit Time and it will happen.”
CEO of Regavim is disappointed: “Smotrich is also responsible for this malfunction”
As mentioned, the right-wing government informed the High Court that it seeks to postpone the eviction of Khan Al-Ahmar for 4 months. We asked Meir Deutsch, CEO of the Regavim movement, if he was surprised by the decision: “I’m not surprised, I’m disappointed, I’m not surprised because it’s once It’s been eight months that the state is asking for an extension and we’ve gotten used to it that the state doesn’t intend to withdraw, and I’m disappointed because we expected that the new government would decide to withdraw. In the end, all the members of today’s coalition committed to the issue in the election campaign and we hoped that they would realize it.”
Khan Al Ahmar | Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Why should Khan al-Ahmar be evicted? There is a lot of illegal construction
Because this place has become the flagship because of its legal status, already in 2009 we submitted a petition for a permanent structure to be erected there and the state said from the beginning that it was an area of strategic importance and should be vacated, in the other petitions the state said there was a consideration of priorities. We submit about 20 petitions a year for illegal construction, so Khan Al Ahmar is unique.
What do you want to say to Mr. Osmutrich about the government’s decision?
I spoke with Smotrich last week and he said they demanded an eviction but could not come to an understanding so there was an extension. But a kosher minister in the government is also responsible for this malfunction.