Demolition Debate Obscures More than it Elucidates

Demolition Debate Obscures More than it Elucidates

Just a few questions whose anwers might explain the untenable situation the government and Supreme Court have put us in. Untenable nationally, but tragic on a historic and personal level.

From Ted Belman

I want to make a number of points that few if any are making about Netanyahu’s proposal for the Ulpana demolition order.

1. If he can arrange of 50 homes to be built in Beit El, why doesn’t he do it in any event. What is he waiting for

2. He said: “It is always possible to resolve this through legislation, but that comes with a price, including in the international arena.”

Why is he so worried about what the reaction in the “international area” will be? How can the international community react more to such legislation than it will to 50 more homes? And on what basis will they get upset? That the Knesset over ruled the Court?

That’s not a war crime, its democracy. Why is he more worried about the world than he is about his constituency but for whom he wouldn’t be Prime Minister.

3. We are told that his government has a policy of demolishing Jewish homes on “private Palestinian land” and pursuant to that policy the Government lawyers asked the Court to issue the demolition order.

Why does the Government of Israel have such a policy? Why doesn’t it change the policy?

Why doesn’t the policy apply to Arab built homes on “private Palestinian land”?

Why did our government not argue in Court that the houses were built in good faith and thus it is up to the Court to weigh whether it is better to demolish or to compensate? Given the fact that the Court was just enforcing the request of the government why can the government not change its mind?

4. Why is the government not passing a law that in future, the lower court must first determine the facts of ownership. If there is no valid claim to ownership, then what is “private Palestinian land”? Does anyone know

5. Why is the government letting Arabs plant on State lands but not Jews?

 6. Why does the government seek demolition of Jewish homes built illegally in Area C and not Arab homes which are built illegally in Arab C?

Anyone listening who knows the answers?

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