“The arm of destruction waved against the settlers of the Land of Israel will never succeed,” the Land of Israel Faithful stated. “We will continue to build everywhere in the Land of Israel.” Large police, Border Guard and special unit forces destroyed buildings, tents and a synagogue in three Jewish start-up neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria on Wednesday. The forces first arrived in Maoz Esther, outside Kokhav HaShachar, on the western edge of the Jordan Valley. Dozens of local residents arrived at the scene in a failed attempt to thwart the demolition and eviction. The large demolition force arrived with two tractors and dozens of police vehicles, and succeeded – for the fifth time in recent months – to destroy four buildings, including a synagogue. The structures were built by the residents with their own money and effort. Maoz Esther is located not far from a large illegal Palestinian Arab neighborhood that continues to stand. “Apparently, the IDF is afraid to deal with the Arabs,” MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) has said. “It’s much easier to go into Eli or other Jewish sites and destroy some structures.” A Border Guard force also arrived at Shvut Ami, near the veteran Shomron town of Kedumim, and destroyed the structures there as well. The Land of Israel Faithful movement, which is responsible for building many new outpost neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria, stated, “We will continue to build Shvut Ami, despite the repeated demolitions and evictions there.” Next on the list was Ramat Migron, outside the larger community of Migron, just north of Jerusalem and overlooking the Jerusalem-Samaria highway. Some six youths have lived in Ramat Migron in recent months, in tents and shacks, which the Border Guard forces destroyed. “The arm of destruction waved against the settlers of the Land of Israel will never succeed,” the Land of Israel Faithful stated. “We will continue to build everywhere and all the time in the Land of Israel.”
