Defense Minister Benny Gantz is reviewing a proposal that will see a yeshiva at one illegal outpost shut down in return for a second outpost being officially recognized, Kan news reports.
The report says the plan would see the yeshiva at Homesh closed, and the outpost of Evyatar, near Nablus, authorized, with a yeshiva opened there.
Unnamed sourced told Kan that Gantz is weighing the proposal.
Under the terms of an agreement reached in late June, settlers left the Evyatar outpost peacefully and the area became a closed military zone, with the houses and roads remaining in place and a detachment of soldiers moving in.
People at the illegal Israeli outpost of Evyatar on June 28, 2021. (Flash90)
A survey was then carried out that determined that the land was not owned by Palestinians, paving the way for the establishment of a yeshiva and for some settler families to return. The return of settlers to Evyatar still requires a formal announcement that the site will be approved, as well as a grace period during which objections can be filed.
The coalition’s left-wing Labor and Meretz parties have reacted angrily to the plans to retroactively authorize the outpost, warning it will threaten the stability of the coalition.
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