Structures in Migron (archives)
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State on illegal outpost: Delay in relocating settlers
Peace Now petitions High Court, says no progress in plan to relocate Migron settlers in Adam. State: There was delay of some months
About eight months ago Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the construction of 50 homes in the Adam settlement for settlers relocated from Migron, as part of the program for relocating the illegal outpost. However, it became apparent Wednesday that the Defense Ministry is not keeping to schedule.
The state prosecutor told the High Court that there had been a delay of some months in submitting the plan for constructing the new neighborhood in Adam, where the residents of Migron are due to move. This is contrary to the state's declaration that the plan would be submitted for approval by the beginning of 2010.
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The state's response was submitted to the court after Peace Now told the court about a month ago that despite the state's commitment, nothing had yet been done.
In the notice submitted to the court, the petitioners claimed that up until a month ago, the plan had not been submitted to allow objections to the construction of the new neighborhood, and therefore the state's estimation that the planning process would be completed by the middle of 2010 was nothing but a dream.
As a result of the notice, Supreme Court President Dorit Beinish instructed the state to update the plan. The state, in response, confirmed that there had been delays of some months and that the plan had in fact been submitted a few days ago.
The notice also said that it would be possible to submit objections to the plan up until April, after which the Planning Committee's subcommittee for objections would discuss the objections and reach a decision regarding the plan.
