The Supreme Court has finally allowed the army to destroy two Arab structures endangering Jewish worshipers in Hevron. The buildings stand along Worshipers' Way between Kiryat Arba and Hevron, near the site where 12 Israelis - soldiers, emergency personnel, and civilians - were killed by Palestinian terrorists in an ambush battle in Nov. 2002. As a result of that battle, and other attacks and attempted attacks on that road, the IDF moved to tear down some of the buildings for the sake of the Jewish worshipers' safety and in order to enable rescue vehicles to reach the area quickly.
At the time, military personnel blamed recent Supreme Court decisions - against the razing of some roadside buildings in Gaza and elsewhere - for the deaths of Israeli citizens at the hands of terrorists hiding behind those very structures.
The extremist left-wing organizations Peace Now and Yesh Gvul had appealed against the decision to tear down the buildings. Today's court ruling paves the way for the destruction of two of the buildings in question.
The Likud Knesset faction officially called upon Prime Minister Sharon last November to make good on his promise to create territorial contiguity between Kiryat Arba and Hevron. He made the promise after the above 12-victim battle, but has since officially retracted his words, citing "diplomatic concerns."
At the time, military personnel blamed recent Supreme Court decisions - against the razing of some roadside buildings in Gaza and elsewhere - for the deaths of Israeli citizens at the hands of terrorists hiding behind those very structures.
The extremist left-wing organizations Peace Now and Yesh Gvul had appealed against the decision to tear down the buildings. Today's court ruling paves the way for the destruction of two of the buildings in question.
The Likud Knesset faction officially called upon Prime Minister Sharon last November to make good on his promise to create territorial contiguity between Kiryat Arba and Hevron. He made the promise after the above 12-victim battle, but has since officially retracted his words, citing "diplomatic concerns."