Israel/Palestine

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Stand Up for Sussia and Against Israel's Demolition of Palestinian Villages

Settler groups and their lawmakers have been pushing for more demolitions as part of their plan to annex Area C. It's not only Sussia and other villages that are at risk, but the possibility of a Palestinian state itself.

Haaretz Editorial Jun 21, 2016

On Sunday afternoon, in the middle of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israel’s Civil Administration demolished structures built without permits in the Palestinian village of Sussia, south of Hebron. This time, it was two structures housing 21 people, 14 of them children. In addition, an outdoor kitchen and animal pen for 80 sheep and goats were destroyed.

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But from every other perspective, there’s no real surprise here. This year, Israel has been expediting the demolition of Palestinian structures that were built without permits in Area C (the part of the West Bank under Israeli control), with 548 buildings demolished as of mid-June – compared to 453 for the whole of 2015.

For years, the Regavim nongovernmental organization, the Knesset subcommittee on Judea and Samaria, and some of the settlements (the Adumim bloc and the Israeli Susya) have been exerting legal and media pressure to get the Civil Administration to implement demolition orders against the Palestinians. The pressure is working, and the objective is clear. It is expressed openly by members of Habayit Hayehudi, who dominate the subcommittee and cofounded Regavim (among them MK Bezalel Smotrich): To remove Palestinians from Area C and annex it to Israel.

The village of Sussia is not the only one at risk of demolition, displacement and loss of its lands. There are dozens of other towns and villages whose lands are in Area C. Without them, there cannot be a Palestinian state established. Standing up for Sussia and against its destruction is, therefore, a call for sanity.

Source : http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.726143