High Court cancels alternative land plan for Amona residents

The High Court of Justice rules to cancel plans that would have allowed Amona residents to move to an adjacent plot of land following the ongoing evacuation of the outpost.

In a December deal struck with the government, the residents agreed to move to an adjacent plot in return for leaving peacefully, but two weeks ago the High Court issued a temporary injunction halting work to prepare the new location, complicating government efforts to find a solution for the settlers and avoid a possible violent standoff.

The petition, filed by human rights group Yesh Din, objected to the government plan claiming that the land was also owned by Palestinians.