Police successfully completed the evacuation of the Migron outpost, encountering only minimal resistance from youths in the West Bank.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu complimented the Migron residents for evacuating peacefully, saying he welcomed the fact that the Migron saga, like that of Ulpana, ended responsibly through dialogue and non violence.
Migron Eviction
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Right wing activists on the rooftop of Migron home.
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Border police uses crow bar to break open the door of a Migron caravan home.
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The eternal nation does not fear the long road, says this graffiti on the side of a Migron home.
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A crane stands in the parking lot of the Migron outpost, ready to help relocate the possessions of the 50 families who had lived there.
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Police hand a Migron resident an eviction notice.
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Begin=Sinai, Sharon=Gush Katif, Bibi=Migron. Only the Likud can, says this graffiti on a Migron home.
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Police in Migron. Behind them outpost residents standing behind them hold saplings to plant on lot 10.
"We have an obligation to respect the rule of law and an obligation to strengthen settlements," Netanyahu said.
Police encountered some resistance on the rooftop of the last structure they evacuated. In total, eight youths were arrested for attacking a police officer and 70 youths were banished from the outpost.
The High Court of Justice had ordered all 50 families who live in the outpost to leave no later than Tuesday, because their homes were built without permits on private Palestinian property.
Last month 17 of the families petitioned the High Court to remain, claiming they had bought the land.
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The court rejected that claim, but said that the structure on lot 10, could remain until the investigation into the purchase claim was completed.
In the days leading up to the evacuation, Migron residents held multiple meetings seeking consensus on how the community should respond to the order.
In the end, they agreed that each family should decide for themselves how they wanted to leave.
Binyamin Regional Council deputy head Motti Yogevn said that some 12 to 15 families had vacated quietly overnight.
He added that they had gone briefly to the nearby Ofra settlement and from there they planned to move to a new modular site prepared for them, two kilometers away from Migron by the Psagot winery.
During the night several dozen teen activists headed to the outpost. Some placed stones and tires across the entryway to the outpost, to bar the military vehicles. But by dawn the road was cleared.
As the sun rose, Migron residents recited the morning service in the synagogue.
Many of them had painted graffiti on the side of their homes, with slogans that said, “Migron we shall return” and “the eternal people does not fear the long road.”
One anti-Likud graffiti stated: “Begin = Sinai, Sharon = Gush Katif, Bibi = Migron. Only the Likud can.”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu complimented the Migron residents for evacuating peacefully, saying he welcomed the fact that the Migron saga, like that of Ulpana, ended responsibly through dialogue and non violence.
Migron Eviction
Right wing activists on the rooftop of Migron home.
Border police uses crow bar to break open the door of a Migron caravan home.
The eternal nation does not fear the long road, says this graffiti on the side of a Migron home.
A crane stands in the parking lot of the Migron outpost, ready to help relocate the possessions of the 50 families who had lived there.
Police hand a Migron resident an eviction notice.
Begin=Sinai, Sharon=Gush Katif, Bibi=Migron. Only the Likud can, says this graffiti on a Migron home.
Police in Migron. Behind them outpost residents standing behind them hold saplings to plant on lot 10.
"We have an obligation to respect the rule of law and an obligation to strengthen settlements," Netanyahu said.
Police encountered some resistance on the rooftop of the last structure they evacuated. In total, eight youths were arrested for attacking a police officer and 70 youths were banished from the outpost.
The High Court of Justice had ordered all 50 families who live in the outpost to leave no later than Tuesday, because their homes were built without permits on private Palestinian property.
Last month 17 of the families petitioned the High Court to remain, claiming they had bought the land.
Related:
The court rejected that claim, but said that the structure on lot 10, could remain until the investigation into the purchase claim was completed.
In the days leading up to the evacuation, Migron residents held multiple meetings seeking consensus on how the community should respond to the order.
In the end, they agreed that each family should decide for themselves how they wanted to leave.
Binyamin Regional Council deputy head Motti Yogevn said that some 12 to 15 families had vacated quietly overnight.
He added that they had gone briefly to the nearby Ofra settlement and from there they planned to move to a new modular site prepared for them, two kilometers away from Migron by the Psagot winery.
During the night several dozen teen activists headed to the outpost. Some placed stones and tires across the entryway to the outpost, to bar the military vehicles. But by dawn the road was cleared.
As the sun rose, Migron residents recited the morning service in the synagogue.
Many of them had painted graffiti on the side of their homes, with slogans that said, “Migron we shall return” and “the eternal people does not fear the long road.”
One anti-Likud graffiti stated: “Begin = Sinai, Sharon = Gush Katif, Bibi = Migron. Only the Likud can.”