MAY ISRAEL AVOID PREEMPTIVE SURRENDER IN 2009
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In reality, the near complete freeze on building in the territories has
pushed some 1,600 young couples - out of the 2,100 couples who marry each
year in the West Bank - to live in communities far from their parents and
the towns in which they grew up.
'Israel is quietly expelling young settler couples from West Bank'
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 14:14 11/05/2009
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084706.html
The head of the municipal council of West Bank settlements accused the
government on Monday of indirectly causing the "expulsion" of young Israelis
from the territories.
"Every year all over Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) there is a quiet
expulsion of thousands of young couples who are forced to leave their
communities due to a lack of housing and budget freezes that have continued
for years courtesy of Israel's governments," said Danny Dayan, the head of
the Yesha council of settlements.
Dayan and other municipal leaders convened a press conference in Jerusalem
on Monday where they cited figures which they claim are the result of the
government's freeze on settlement expansion.
Dayan argued that the news media and left-wing groups paint a false picture
alleging that construction in settlements is continuing apace. In reality,
the near complete freeze on building in the territories has pushed some
1,600 young couples - out of the 2,100 couples who marry each year in the
West Bank - to live in communities far from their parents and the towns in
which they grew up.
Dayan and settler leaders demanded that the Netanyahu government alter this
policy, as the prime minister vowed he would do during his election
campaign. They accused political officials of "littering Netanyahu's road to
Washington with distorted facts that are completely contrary to the reality
on the ground."
"Shimon Peres told [President Barack] Obama that it is inconceivable that
there won't be anywhere to live for children born in Judea and Samaria, and
that it is impossible to put them on the roofs," Dayan said. "That's all
fine and good, but in reality, they really have no place to live."
"Most of the parties who make up this coalition promised to put an end to
the freeze policy of the Olmert and Sharon governments, but a senior
official in the defense ministry told us that from his standpoint there were
no elections and that in practice the reality has no changed," said Yesha
director-general Pinhas Wallerstein. "In order to transport a caravan or to
seal off a balcony or to add a room, today what is required is authorization
from the defense minister. This is an abnormal situation, and when
everything is verboten, then everything is allowed.
pushed some 1,600 young couples - out of the 2,100 couples who marry each
year in the West Bank - to live in communities far from their parents and
the towns in which they grew up.
'Israel is quietly expelling young settler couples from West Bank'
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 14:14 11/05/2009
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084706.html
The head of the municipal council of West Bank settlements accused the
government on Monday of indirectly causing the "expulsion" of young Israelis
from the territories.
"Every year all over Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) there is a quiet
expulsion of thousands of young couples who are forced to leave their
communities due to a lack of housing and budget freezes that have continued
for years courtesy of Israel's governments," said Danny Dayan, the head of
the Yesha council of settlements.
Dayan and other municipal leaders convened a press conference in Jerusalem
on Monday where they cited figures which they claim are the result of the
government's freeze on settlement expansion.
Dayan argued that the news media and left-wing groups paint a false picture
alleging that construction in settlements is continuing apace. In reality,
the near complete freeze on building in the territories has pushed some
1,600 young couples - out of the 2,100 couples who marry each year in the
West Bank - to live in communities far from their parents and the towns in
which they grew up.
Dayan and settler leaders demanded that the Netanyahu government alter this
policy, as the prime minister vowed he would do during his election
campaign. They accused political officials of "littering Netanyahu's road to
Washington with distorted facts that are completely contrary to the reality
on the ground."
"Shimon Peres told [President Barack] Obama that it is inconceivable that
there won't be anywhere to live for children born in Judea and Samaria, and
that it is impossible to put them on the roofs," Dayan said. "That's all
fine and good, but in reality, they really have no place to live."
"Most of the parties who make up this coalition promised to put an end to
the freeze policy of the Olmert and Sharon governments, but a senior
official in the defense ministry told us that from his standpoint there were
no elections and that in practice the reality has no changed," said Yesha
director-general Pinhas Wallerstein. "In order to transport a caravan or to
seal off a balcony or to add a room, today what is required is authorization
from the defense minister. This is an abnormal situation, and when
everything is verboten, then everything is allowed.
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