The High Court Sunday rejected a Peace Now petition filed a year and half ago that Jews be expelled from a military base in Hevron. The justices pointed out that the base was established 25 years ago, and that Jewish civilians have been living in part of the compound for 20 years. The government sided with the Jewish residents, arguing that Peace Now’s appeal came 20 years too late.
The court agreed that the situation of civilians living on a military base was known two decade ago and that the anti-nationalist organization was at fault for waiting so long to complain. The judges accepted the government’s view that the Arab leaders of Hevron as well as Arabs claiming ownership of the land, and not Peace Now, are the parties that would logically file an appeal.
Peace Now claimed that the IDF established the base in the center of Hevron as an excuse for Jews to live there. The area formerly was designated as the central bus depot of the city, according to the original appeal in July 2008.
Their appeal also claimed, “The laws of war set a principle of separation, whereby it is forbidden to mix combatants and civilians. Where this occurs, the settlers' residency in a military base makes them legitimate targets.”
Peace Now attorney Michael Sfard argued that Peace Now has the right to petition the Court “as a part of the Israeli body politic, all of whom are involved in the political debate regarding the settlement in Hevron.” Before the hearing, its attorneys said that the court must “forbid the Israeli government from acting illegally or find a juridical excuse to pass this hot potato.”
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