Court Allows Completion of Fence in Shavei Shomron Area
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The High Court of Justice today authorized the completion of the separation barrier protecting the area of the Samaria community of Shavei Shomron. The court affirmed that the completion of the fence is an imperative security need, in light of Shavei Shomron’s exposure to Palestinian Authority infiltrators following Israel’s August withdrawal from northern Samaria.
The High Court rejected the arguments put forth in the petition against the fence by representatives of the Arab villages near the Jewish town. The village representatives claimed that continuation of the fence construction will cause irreversible damage to their residents’ olive groves.