‘IDF didn’t anticipate harsh Amona resistance’

Naveh added that troops would have acted differently had they been warned of tough resistance by the protesters.

Security officials are briefing committee members on the evacuation, showing compiled footage proving that evacuation forces acted appropriately and did not use excessive force against settlers.

MK Effie Eitam, who sustained head injuries during the evacuation, will present the committee with footage that contradicts police and IDF claims.

Right disappointed by Labor decision

The Knesset plenum will convene Tuesday afternoon to vote on a motion by right-wing parties to set up a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of excessive police force against settlers in Amona.

Labor Chairman Amir Peretz has instructed party members to vote against the establishment of an investigative committee into the Amona evacuation riots.

“(Acting Prime Minister) Ehud Olmert is the only one who failed, and it is his considerations and actions that should be examined so the public will be able to determine whether he can function under pressure,” Peretz said, adding that Labor demands the continued dismantling of illegal outposts.

Right-wing sources told Ynet about their disappointment with labor’s decision to vote against the motion, especially after they guaranteed earlier this week to back the establishment of an investigation committee.