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Judge calls for West Bank outpost demolition

August 2, 2011 14:45

By

Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

The president of Israel's Supreme Court has called for residents of a West Bank outpost to evacuate it within the next nine months.

Dorit Beinisch also criticised the Israeli government for not keeping to an earlier promise to force the dismantling of the Migron outpost.

In a landmark ruling, it was the first instance of the Supreme Court ordering a West Bank settlement to be dismantled.

The site is home to 50 Israeli families. It was developed on Palestinian land more than ten years ago despite the fact that the government refused permission for the construction.

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