The Sovereignty Movement is joining the event organized by Gush Etsion residents to protect the lands of the community of Nokdim,
which will be held this coming Wednesday, G-d willing, at 3:30pm, at the entrance to Nokdim, which is located in the eastern part of Gush Etzion.
Background:
The residents of Nokdim recently discovered that in the area surrounding the community, infiltrating Arabs have erected 4 buildings – 3 large stone buildings and a shed;
this illegal takeover of Israeli state land all began with the draining of a nearby wadi, to turn it into a road, in order illegally expand the Arab villages of the area.
The illegal Arab buildings were built within the Blue Line of Nokdim (lands allocated to the town for future building).
This update is part of the illegal work being done in the area by the Arabs for about a year and a half, at a distance of only a few hundred meters from the Israeli communities,
so far, without almost any acts of enforcement by the Civil Administration, despite appeals and information having been sent again and again.
What is happening in Nokdim is only one example of thousands of acts to take over state land in Area C, that take place every day,
organized by the Palestinian Authority and paid for with tremendous international funding
by anti-Israel states and organizations. With every passing minute, the People of Israel is losing thousands of dunams of land.
This is not new. This organized Arab theft of Jewish land started years ago around the year 2005.
If you recall, already then our organization was actively involved in trying to safeguard land from illegal Arab-take over in the heart of Gush Etsion, in the Netzer hills.
Here are just a few reminders from 2011-2013 of our battles with Arab land thieves funded by the PA:
* Pulling rug under our feet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FSw8LqCUTE
* Arabs and anarchists try to steal land in Netzer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qruggVkC8aA
* A rainy confrontation in Netzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qruggVkC8aA
It is all these battles on the ground that made us understand the importance to promote the application of Sovereignty.
The lack of sovereignty leads to the intensive loss of our land. Not only the lack of legal sovereignty but also the lack of sovereignty in hearts and minds as well.
The government of Israel has still not decided to whom the area of Tekoa belongs, where the prophet Amos roamed.
And this is also true of the rest of Judea and Samaria, the cradle of our homeland.
If we continue to hesitate and do not arise with courage and national pride to declare that our Land is indeed ours, we will continue to lose land,
on the ground and in the consciousness
We must put an end to this! On Wednesday we will go up to the place with the clear call to the agents of enforcement to wake up and we will cry:
Stop abandoning state lands!
Stop illegal Arab building in Area C!
Stop the destruction of nature preserves!
The event will be attended by Minister of Settlement Tsahi Hanegbi, public figures and many organizations.
See you at 3:30 pm at the entrance to Nokdim.