Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality
פורום דו-קיום בנגב לשוויון אזרחי
منتدى التعايش السلمي في النقب من أجل المساواة المدنية
State will not Destroy the Village of Alsira: The District Court Denied State’s Appeal
01.05.2014
In 2006, the state of Israel issued demolition orders for all of the houses of the Bedouin unrecognized village of Alsira. On the ground, such a massive demolition would erase the whole village. After a long struggle, in 2011, the magistrates court of Kiryat Gat canceled these orders. Last week, the district court of Be’er Sheva denied the state’s appeal against the decision. The judge, Tali Haimovitch, wrote:
“This is an ancient village, that was established before the establishment of the state, and since then stayed in its place with no interruption… in order to uproot 350 people from their home and make them homeless, the public interest must be significant and strong”.
Negev Coexistence Forum congratulates the residents of Alsira for this court decision, and hopes to see more and more such positive decisions in the other ongoing struggles in the Negev-Naqab.
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