Knesset Member Moti Yogev claims illegal Palestinian construction in Judea & Samaria is organized by PA and covertly funded by EU nations in direct violation to local & international laws.
• Yogev accuses Civil Administration of “inaction, incompetence, irresponsibility & abandonment” in Area C.
By Gideon Allon & Israel Hayom Staff
Grave findings regarding illegal Palestinian construction in Area C (the part of Judea & Samaria that’s under full Israeli military & civil control, according to the Oslo Accords) were presented on Wednesday at a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee’s Subcommittee on Judea and Samaria.
Habayit Hayehudi MK Moti Yogev, the chairman of the subcommittee, said: “We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of illegally constructed buildings. Quite simply, this is construction terrorism directed by the Palestinian Authority and deliberately funded by European Union countries with around 110 million euros [$120 million] per year.”
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Yogev accused the Civil Administration (the Israeli governing body that operates in Judea and Samaria) of “inaction, incompetence, irresponsibility and abandonment” in Area C.
Col. Uri Mendes, deputy head of the Civil Administration, said: “There is no illegal construction that is not dealt with by us. Just last week, we demolished five buildings and confiscated tents that were donated by the European Union.” According to Col. Mendes, 904 buildings were illegally constructed in 2014 — 408 of which were subsequently demolished.
Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer told Yogev the finger of blame should be pointed at the government, not the Civil Administration.
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http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=31111