Activists working to keep the former IDF army base Shdema in Jewish hands continued their weekly efforts on Friday, in the shadow of an IDF decision to build an outpost there. The decision is both heartening and cause for concern, they feel, as pressure from both in and outside Israel against the campaign intensifies.
The 18-month-old struggle for the site, located between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion, features weekly lectures at the site, attended by dozens of people, as well as other activities.
Participants reported that they saw a car with diplomatic plates at the bottom of the hilltop site on Friday, “watching our moves. When we approached it... the car quickly took off towards [the nearby Arab village] Biet Sahour.”
The 18-month-old struggle for the site, located between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion, features weekly lectures at the site, attended by dozens of people, as well as other activities.
Participants reported that they saw a car with diplomatic plates at the bottom of the hilltop site on Friday, “watching our moves. When we approached it... the car quickly took off towards [the nearby Arab village] Biet Sahour.”