No sooner did the security forces dismantle the Gilad Farm this morning than dozens of Jews returned there and started rebuilding it. A group of soldiers arrived around 3 AM this morning at the farm, which was dismantled nine days ago and then partially but promptly rebuilt, and dismantled the hastily-constructed structures. The soldiers also removed about 20-40 people who had been manning the area, and no violence was recorded.
The mission was kept totally secret. The soldiers were originally told that they were headed for a terrorist-catching mission, and only while they were already in movement were they told that they were actually on their way to uproot Jews from their land.
The settlers said that the army blacked-out the reception on their cellular phones, so that they could not call their friends to join them in the struggle. The army refused to comment on these claims. The settlers released a statement this morning praising the IDF soldiers, and wishing "success to Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer in his primaries race in the Labor Party."
Yesha Council spokesman Yehoshua Mor-Yosef said that Defense Minister "Fuad [Ben-Eliezer] did not get the pictures he wanted," because there was no physical violence between troops and residents. Shortly afterwards, a group of about 20 people returned to the site and continued farming the land.
The mission was kept totally secret. The soldiers were originally told that they were headed for a terrorist-catching mission, and only while they were already in movement were they told that they were actually on their way to uproot Jews from their land.
The settlers said that the army blacked-out the reception on their cellular phones, so that they could not call their friends to join them in the struggle. The army refused to comment on these claims. The settlers released a statement this morning praising the IDF soldiers, and wishing "success to Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer in his primaries race in the Labor Party."
Yesha Council spokesman Yehoshua Mor-Yosef said that Defense Minister "Fuad [Ben-Eliezer] did not get the pictures he wanted," because there was no physical violence between troops and residents. Shortly afterwards, a group of about 20 people returned to the site and continued farming the land.