Just under 200 Palestinians live in the hamlet, which is located on state land east of Jerusalem, near the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim. The lawmakers’ visit comes less than two weeks before the state is required to report to the High Court of Justice about its efforts to evacuate it.
“My message from here to [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and to the new government is [that there can be] no more excuses and the High Court can no longer be blamed” for the government’s failure to empty the village, said Edelstein, who serves as the chairman of the Knesset’s influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
“Khan al-Ahmar must be evacuated now, the sooner the better.”
Dannon made similar comments, warning against “selective enforcement” of construction violations. READ MORE
