(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer announced in the coming weeks, he plans to remove an additional 13 Yesha (Judea, Samaria, & Gaza) outposts. On Sunday, 11 outposts deemed illegal by the government were removed.
The minister\'s advisor on Yesha matters, Yossi Vardi, explained most of the outposts removed on Sunday were uninhabited. Vardi rejected claims the move to remove the outposts was politically motivated, explaining that the government is responsible for protecting citizens and the outposts are too dangerous and as well as illegal.
Vardi added the recent terror attacks are proof that it is most difficult to protect every community and in the case of the outposts, it isn\'t possible to deploy 5 soldiers on every hilltop.
The minister\'s advisor on Yesha matters, Yossi Vardi, explained most of the outposts removed on Sunday were uninhabited. Vardi rejected claims the move to remove the outposts was politically motivated, explaining that the government is responsible for protecting citizens and the outposts are too dangerous and as well as illegal.
Vardi added the recent terror attacks are proof that it is most difficult to protect every community and in the case of the outposts, it isn\'t possible to deploy 5 soldiers on every hilltop.