Activists Halt Construction of Gush Etzion Partition Wall
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“Citizens of Gush Etzion were alerted that Defense Ministry contractors intended to begin construction of the Partition Wall Thursday morning in the Suda Forest, adjacent to the Gush Etzion Junction. They arrived this morning with signs decrying the building of the wall they say will cut off and constrict Gush Etzion’s communities.”
“In mid-protest, the Supreme Court ordered work on the wall to be halted for five days. Demonstrators stayed in the forest until the Defense Ministry representatives acknowledged receipt of the order, at which point the crowd dispersed.”
The Partition Wall, confirmed by Justice Minister Tzippy Livni as the current government’s planned border of the State of Israel, is being built around the eastern side of Gush Etzion. A second barrier, referred to by some as the ‘security fence,’ is being constructed along the 1967 Green Line.”
Gov’t Delays Hebron Market Evacuation
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“The state informed the High Court of Justice on Thursday it was delaying by two-and-a-half months the evacuation of Jewish settlers in Hebron from Palestinian stores they illegally seized four years.”
“According to a previous notification, the state said it would evacuate the settlers by the end of December. According to Thursday’s notification, the date has now been set for February 15, 2006.”