Israeli Court annuls petition demanding removal of 'Homesh' outpost
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In March, the Israeli Knesset rescinded legislation ordering the evacuation of four settlements, including "Homesh".
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The illegal Israeli settlement of "Homesh", in the occupied West Bank (AFP)
The Israeli occupation High Court on Wednesday annulled a petition demanding the removal of the illegal Israeli outpost of "Homesh" in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported.
In March, the Israeli Knesset rescinded legislation ordering the evacuation of four settlements, including "Homesh", in the occupied West Bank 18 years after it was passed. The original law mandated the evacuation of four illegal Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank as well as "Tel Aviv's" disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
The law being repealed would allow Israelis to return to the settlements built on private Palestinian land on condition of approval by the Israeli occupation military.
Established on looted Palestinian land in the late 1970s, the "Homesh" settlement was evacuated in 2005, as part of the disengagement plan, under the instructions of then-Israeli occupation Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
In June, the occupation government announced its decision to hasten the process of approving settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, in addition to giving Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich even more authority to approve new construction of settlement projects.
It is noteworthy that under international law, all Israeli settlements are illegal, and the United Nations Security Council has condemned Israeli settlement activities in the occupied territories in several resolutions.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in late February that Israeli-built settlements are "illegal" and they "must stop".
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