While Vice-Premier Chaim Ramon (Kadima) has put forward a proposal to pay Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria (Yesha) to leave voluntarily, a private initiative to counter Ramon’s plan is being set up. Attorney Yossi Fuchs is heading an initiative to keep Yesha in Jewish hands.
Fuchs, who is running for a spot on the Likud party Knesset list, explains: "We basically know who the weak settlers are. If this law passes in the Knesset, our organization is going to have a list of these people and buy their homes at a price that is higher than the compensation offered by the government and in that way we will fight this law that is being brought upon us."
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In the above video, Atty. Fuchs explains that the initiative is simpler than it looks: “The compensation offered in this law, the same compensation offered to the people of Gush Katif, doesn’t give much. It gives between half a million to 1 million shekels to a family that wants to leave Yesha. Therefore all we have to do is find investors that would put 2 to 3 hundred thousand dollars at most to invest in a house in Judea and Samaria. It’s very easy to rent the house these days.”
"Obviously no one really believes the government’s interest is in the settlers in Judea and Samaria. This government has reached a dead end,” says Fuchs. “It’s a matter of weeks until Olmert goes home and is replaced. It’s clear they are trying to create political moves in order to force the government that goes after to go in this path, and therefore we have to stop them before it’s too late.”