Settler leader dour, but residents hopeful on Mitzpe Kramim rehearing

Yisrael Gantz, head of the Binyamin Regional Council in which the possibly doomed outpost of Mitzpe Kramim sits, expresses pessimism that the court will overturn its ruling ordering the demolition of most of the homes there.

“Unfortunately, the court has proven throughout that its rulings are politicized according to the school of thought of the left wing.  We have no expectations from the judges,” he says in a statement.

The same statement, sent out by the Binyamin Regional Council, also includes residents of Mitzpe Kramim saying they expect the court to overturn the decision in line with a lower court ruling that found the homes were built in good faith and could remain.

“We have been terribly wronged and the court did not give enough weight to the severe harm to families,” it quotes them saying.