by Gideon Allon and Israel Hayom Staff
Habayit Hayehudi MK Moti Yogev claims illegal Palestinian construction in Judea and Samaria is directed by PA and funded by EU nations • Yogev accuses Civil Administration of "inaction, incompetence, irresponsibility and abandonment" in Area C.
A European Union sticker on a
Palestinian building in Judea and Samaria
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Photo credit: Jonathan Shaul  |
Grave findings regarding illegal Palestinian
construction in Area C (the parts of Judea and Samaria under full
Israeli military and civil control) 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."
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.
Gideon Allon and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=31111
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