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Monday, March 6, 2023

Ben-Gvir demands home demolitions continue during Ramadan

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) has ordered the police department to continue carrying out demolition orders on illegal Arab buildings in eastern Jerusalem during the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Kan Reshet Bet reported Monday morning.

For years, Israeli authorities have halted home demolitions during the month of Ramadan, in the hopes of reducing tensions.

According to the report, the police department is preparing to comply with Minister Ben-Gvir’s instructions, despite calls by Israel’s top security brass to avoid steps during Ramadan which could escalate tensions.

Ben-Gvir’s office refused to comment on the report, saying that the “minister does not discuss what goes on in closed hearings.”

Officials privy to the details of talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior security officials, including Netanyahu’s military secretary Avi Gil, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, police chief Yaakov Shabtai, said that Israel’s top security brass are unanimous in backing a freeze on home demolitions in eastern Jerusalem. READ MORE