Israel’s Cabinet unanimously approved a proposal to establish a temporary housing site for residents of the Migron outpost, which is scheduled to be demolished in August.
The proposal calls for the construction of temporary housing on Givat Hayekev, or Winery Hill, in nearby Kochav Yaakov, a religious community in the West Bank of more than 1,000 families. The housing must be livable by July 15, two weeks before the slated razing of Migron.
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled last month against an attempt by the government to postpone to 2015 the demolition of Migron, which the Palestinians say is built on their land.
The settlers, who deny that Migron is built on private Palestinian land, had signed a deal with the Netanyahu government agreeing to relocate to a nearby hill over the next three years. — jta