Military order allowed construction

07.05.2012                      15.Ijar. 5772                    Tag 30 des Omer; Ta'anit BH"B

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Military order allowed construction

The municipal boundaries of Beit El were effectively expanded without any public announcements that might have generated domestic or international protest.

The state's request to delay the evacuation of the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El reveals that a military order, giving the settlement jurisdiction over lands outside its borders, was part of the process leading to the construction of those homes.
Section 2A (a ) of the military order relating to local authorities states that "The Israel Defense Forces commander in an area is allowed to announce that the regulations [meaning regulations governing the management of local authorities], in whole or in part, will also be applied in the event that a local authority decides to impose its authority under the regulations to people who are found 'adjacent to its defining borders.' This [IDF] order will determine to which kind of people or over which land the regulations will be applied"….