Ultranationalist MK makes solidarity visit to illegal outpost after demolition

MK Limor Son Har-Melech visits Sde Yonatan to give her support and backing to the activists, after the illegal West Bank outpost was demolished yesterday by Israeli authorities.

“I came here to support the pioneering settlers in Sde Yonatan after the brutal demolition yesterday,” says Son Har-Melech, a member of the ultranationalist Otzma Yehudit party and herself a settler.

Two rudimentary residential buildings and a goat pen were demolished by Border Police and Civil Administration forces during the operation, and at least one person was injured and three arrested by Border Police officers.

But the activists, a handful of settler youths, began rebuilding some of those structures almost as soon as the demolition was completed.

“I was happy to see that they have already rebuilt the structures, and the routine of study and herding continues,” says Son Har-Melech during her visit.

“Protecting the lands of our homeland is an important part of the struggle of everyone to stop the enemy and restore security,” she contends.

The site of Sde Yonatan is located on private Palestinian land, the Civil Administration has said. It was first established two years ago but has been demolished and rebuilt several times.