The end of the Supreme Court's anti-settler discrimination

Arutz Sheva ^ | 21/6/17 | Hezki Baruch

[Eleutheria5]

The Knesset on Wednesday approved in a preliminary hearing MK Bezalel Smotrich's (Jewish Home) proposal to mandate that suits against Israeli authorities in Judea and Samaria be dealt with like the same type of suits elsewhere in Israel: in regional courts and not in the Supreme Court.

This proposal would significantly lessen the Supreme Court's involvement in property and construction cases in Judea and Samaria, allowing the problems to be dealt with in a more legal and less political fashion.

It would also significantly lessen the load on the Supreme Court, shortening the wait time for other cases.

In his speech during the Knesset's meeting, Smotrich described the discrimination faced by residents of Judea and Samaria who are forced to handle their cases in the Supreme Court. He also emphasized the uncontrolled and constant illegal Arab construction and brought statistics to support his claims.

"This is another step towards our goal of normalizing the settlements in Judea and Samaria," Smotrich said. "There is no reason in the world why residents of Judea and Samaria should have to handle every little thing in the Supreme Court."

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[Eleutheria5]

Long Overdue

[Lera]

YES !

It’s good to see they are finally starting to call the land Judea and Samaria but they really need to stop calling the people settlers. They are not settlers , they are Israelis living in Israeli neighborhoods in Judea and Samaria . You can not let the world dictate your terminology. Words have meanings , the squatters twist things for a reason , Israelis should never use their terminology.

[House Atreides]

Good news, indeed!