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Ministry of Defense Acknowledges: One Quarter of all Settlements Breached the Settlement Freeze
Hagit Ofran
February 2010

In response to the parliamentary question posed by MK Haim Oron (Meretz) the Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai admitted that 29 settlements breached the settlement freeze order.
Peace Now has recorded at least 5 additional settlements (not included in the list provided by the Deputy Ministry of Defense) in which violations of the freeze were documented.

Violations of the Freeze Order in at Least 33 Settlements
The freeze order published on November 26, 2009 prohibited any new construction in the settlements, but allowed the continuation of construction in the cases where foundation work had already begun.
In the majority of settlements construction work is taking place daily, but only works that begun after the order was published are considered a violation of the freeze.
Peace Now has documented at least 14 cases where new foundations were laid after the freeze announcement.  It should be noted that these cases are all documented cases with the settlers caught in the act. Some violations were also discovered by the Defense Ministry as indicated in the response by the Deputy Defense Minister to MK Haim Oron (see the complete list below).

Working on Weekends and at Night
Peace Now discovered that in some of the settlements construction work was being carried out  on Saturdays (Shabbat), for example in Talmon and Neria.
In addition construction work after dark was also documented.

Watch the video documenting the digging of foundations night at Givat Habrecha in Talmon.
Watch the clip regarding construction violations.

 
Infrastructure works in the Barkan Settlement, December 2009


New Foundations being laid in Shaari Hatikva, December 2009

Marketing Continues on Apartments Not Yet Built
Despite the freeze, the Housing Ministry gave approval to contractors who had won the bid for new construction in the settlement of Beitar Illit, to start selling the apartments that have not yet been built.
In a conversation with Peace Now contracting company admitted that they believe the construction will start, despite the freeze, as the Housing Ministry allowed the selling to take place.
Listen to the conversation with Haim Zakan from the Contractors Company (Hebrew).

Defense Ministry List of Settlements that have breached the Settlement Freeze:
1. Adam (Geva Binyamin)
2. Oranit
3. Elon More
4. Alfei Menashe
5. Elkana
6. Beit Arie
7. Beitar Illit
8. Barkan
9. Givat Ze'ev (listed twice at the list)
10. Har Gilo
11. Talmon
12. Yakir
13. Kfar Eldad (Nokdim)
14. Kfar Etzion
15. Ma'ale Adumim
16. Ma'ale Shomron
17. Matityahu
18. Nokdim
19. Imanuel
20. Etz Efrayim
21. Psagot
22. Zufim
23. Kedumim
24. Rosh Zurim
25. Revava
26. Shadmot Mechola
27. Sha'arei Tikva
28. Tqo'a

Peace Now List of Additional Settlements Were Violations were recorded:
1. Elazar
2. Kochav Hashahar
3. Nili
4. Kiryat Arba
5. Tapuach

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