Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) on Monday said that legislation is required in order to end the threat of demolition of Amona.
Amona - located near the town of Ofra in Samaria's Binyamin Region - has been deemed illegal by the court, which has ruled that the village was constructed on private Arab land.
Residents reject the claim that their community is built on private Arab-owned land, accusing nearby Arab villagers of fabricating the claims at the encouragement of left-wing agitators.
In recent days, plans have been proposed to help the town, including using a law that grants the state of Israel the assets of those individuals who fled to the territory of a hostile nation during the 1948 War of Independence.
The proposed plan would involve delaying the demolition of the houses in Amona until such time as new residences will be built on land adjacent to the current location of the town.
“This is a government that cares about Amona and is making great efforts to solve the problem. However there is no escaping passing a law which regulates Amona and other communities in similar predicaments,” Ariel told Arutz Sheva in an interview.
“MK Shuli Muallem is leading a legislation on the matter - and I hope that on Wednesday it will be passed by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. Some people think we should give up on the law, but I am among those who think that we have to pass the law in a preliminary reading and then also pass its second and third readings before there are any further developments,” he added.
Minister Ariel referred to statements by coalition chairman MK David Bitan, who earlier on Monday made clear that the homes of Amona would be destroyed - but residents will receive alternative land and buildings.
“My friend MK Bitan does not fully know all the details. There is a complex issue here involving the Supreme Court. We need the law so that if things are not resolved, we can use the law,” he said.
Ariel said that he believes that all members of the coalition will stand behind the proposed law.
“If we can do without the law - it is preferable, but if there is no alternative, the coalition members will vote in favor of the legalization. No one wants to evict Jews from their homes - and if there is no choice, the coalition will stand and vote for the law.”