Peace Now petitioned the High Court of Justice on Thursday for an order to stop construction in the Samarian Jewish communities of Chalamish and Neve-Tzuf. According to the petition, the construction is being carried out without permits and goes against plans for the area.

The leftist organization claims existing structures were built on land belonging to the state. Peace Now is seeking a restraining order that would force Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Central District army commander, Major-General Gadi Shamni to prevent the existing structures from being populated or used.

The Binyamin Jewish Residents' Association said, in response, Thursday evening, "The people of Peace Now have sold their souls to the devil." The association said that Peace Now had turned into a miserable band whose only activity is an intense one to expel Jews from their horns and destroy Jewish communities.

The Defense Ministry has yet to submit its response to the petition.

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