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State: Only 30% of illegal settlement structures razed
Aviad Glickman
Published: 07.03.11, 16:25
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1. Respect International Law !
Salma ,   Palestine   (03.07.11)
Don't fool us and Don't treat us as idots. All settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law. by the way what does "illegal construction in the Palestinian sector" mean !
2. 13% from what?
Eli ,   Yerushalayim   (03.07.11)
You let us only know that 30% of 1,569 illegal jewish structures have been razed. Maybe only 13% from 20 000 illegal arab structures?
3. "palestinian" "villages"
Ariel Ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim,   (03.07.11)
B"H Why illegal arab outpost on the Land of Israel are called "villages" ang Jewish villages "illegal outposts"?
4. @ 1
peter ,   amsterdam NL   (03.07.11)
"All settlements in Palestine are illegal under international law. " -> I take it you mean the West Bank & East jerusalem when you say 'Palestine'? Then you're correct. Or is it the area from the sea to the Jordan you mean? That wouldn't be correct. "by the way what does "illegal construction in the Palestinian sector" mean ! " As far as I know: -> ´Israeli sector´ ~ the settlements(area C) -> 'Palestinian sector' ~ the area that the IDF administers(area B). This would be the sector alluded to by Aviad Glickman. -> the area that the P.A. has under its administration(area A) gives out it's own valid building permits I presume. Or was your question rhetorical?
5. What about Illigal Arab structures in Israel?
Rebecca ,   Modi'in   (03.07.11)
Do we demolish any of those, some of which are built on private Jewish land.
6. @1
Matt ,   USA   (03.07.11)
When are the Palestinians going to start respecting international law?
7. No such thing
Lila ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.07.11)
The only illegal structures are those the Arabs build in the land of Israel, thousands and thousands of illegal structures. Hundreds of dunams of state land are being overtaken and the state does nothing to stop the Arabs.
8. to salma
fad egypt   (03.07.11)
look israel has the right to build in every inch in the territories according to the international law because in 1923 it was approved by the league of nations that palestine to be the national home of the jewish people and the according to the agreement reached between the arab represetative emir faisul the brother of abdullah the first of jordan and the zionist representative haim weizman in jerusalem with the approval of winston churchil the minister british colonies in the region also in 1919 in paris it is the arabs who violated the law when they refused and still refusing to recognize israel in any form according to 181 un resolution in geneva draft the article 4 regarding the occupied territories it is forbidden for the occupier to bring its citizens to live in the occupied territory as long it is taken from another country or party when israel conqured these territories they were taken from no party or country as jordan authority over the west bank was illagel and the egyption authority over gaza was illegal so these territories were not belonging to any party so the geneva declaration could not be applied here in oslo the israelis and the PA agreed to divide the west bank into : area a: which inside the large population areas this area under the PA control in security and civil terms means that israel couldnt build here while the PA can area b : which at outside the cities this area under the civil control of the PA while the security under the israel control here the israelis cant build while the PA can area c: full israeli control the PA cant build here or have any hand here in jerusalem it is forbidden for the PA to build so as the PA has agreed to oslo so it is obligated to respect it but i belive that oslo has been destroyed and should be reversed shalom
9. Most illegal Arab structures stand too
ii   (03.07.11)
Thousands of illegal Arab structures built in Jerusalem should be erased. The sooner the better.
10. Not so fast with the bulldozers, guys!
Heather Czerniak ,   Mississauga, Canada   (03.07.11)
In the second half of this year, millions of Jewish refugees will come pouring into Israel from North America and Europe. Keep building settlements! Israel's Jewish population is about to triple in size and they won't feel like sleeping in tents forever.
11. To #8: Salma does not like to hear that
Israeli 2   (03.07.11)
especially coming from you in Egypt. You should be on her side like the rest of the leftists. Personally I would say that 30% is 30% too much. No one has the right to tell settlers not to build.
12. @ Heather
Zoe ,   UK   (03.07.11)
Why should any Jewish olim coming to Israel go to the territories (apart from to be used as political leverage)?? There is space in the Negev and in the north, even if the merkaz is a little crowded... If Israel spent on the Negev half of what it spends in building and subsidising the West Bank then the desert could surely bloom...
13. Time for a patriotic uprising. No more betrayal by Bibi.
Chaim ,   Israel   (03.07.11)
There is no excuse to raze a single Jewish building anywhere in Israel. The Likud Constitution clearly states that one of the party's main goals is to massively build throughout Judea and Samaria. Bibi's plan to destroy Judea/Samaria housing in evil and we must not allow him to betray Likud and the vast majority of Israelis again. Time for a patriotic uprising.
14. to # 11
fad egypt   (03.07.11)
the jewish people ve the right to build in every inch in judea and samaria and east jerusalem so i believe that israel must reverse oslo and annex all judea and samaria the arabs there will ve two options either recognize the jewishness of israel as the state of the jewish people and they ve all the rights to claim the so they can be granted the israeli citizenship the other option is to refuse to do that so they will be transfered to any arab or any other country
15. #12 you are wrong
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (03.07.11)
According to the Arabs (ask Salma) the Negev belongs to the Bedouins and Galilee to the Arabs and Jews should not be moved there. Salma will even tell you to look at the 1948 partition plan that gives these territories to the proposed Arab country.
16. Salma #1
manicdrummer ,   Madison, WI, USA   (03.07.11)
Sorry, honey, but Israel is its own country. The West Bank andGaza are still part of Israel. They've only been set aside for you until Israel decides that they want the land back. Well, now they want it back. and they'll be taking back more later on, so don't get too cozy. Millions of Jewish refugees from North America and Europe are going to be coming to Israel soon and they'll need the land to build more settlements. Ask the Arab countries if they'll be willing to take you in.
17. Hopefully someday we will have a Zionist
jason white ,   afula, israel   (03.22.11)
government. The first thing they should do is to put bibi, barak and anyone demolishing a Jewish building in prison for one week for each building. It makes no difference if public employees or contractors are used to destroy these structures. Groups like "peace now" should be outlawed and the leaders also put in prison. Why do they work against fellow Jews? All illegal arab structures should be razed and all those who stole private and public land in Israel sent to prison for ten years.Also they should lose every agora they have in property or cash. Use the money to pay back the rightful Jewish owners.
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