“Israeli” court orders demolition of Palestinian homes while settlement construction continues

In the past, the court had only ordered the state to implement demolition orders against illegal construction by Jewish settlers.

Justices of the court on Wednesday made the order for immediate implementation of demolition orders against two Palestinian houses near the villages of Sauya and Yatma in the West Bank.

It also ordered the state to prepare a schedule for demolishing other illegally built Palestinian houses.

The Justices were acting on a petition, which had been filed by a Jewish movement, which claimed it wanted to protect national lands and properties from being illegally taken over.

The group, Regavim, has now stated it will file more petitions pointing to the illegal construction of Palestinian outposts in the West Bank.

Lawyers for the group have said that, unlike Jewish settlers, many of the Palestinians have built on privately owned land.

The Jerusalem Post has said that in the case of the two buildings in Sauya and Yatma, the ownership of the land is unknown but there is virtually no possibility that it is privately owned by Jews.

The "Israeli" High Court has already ordered the state to submit timetables for the demolition of illegal construction by Jewish settlers in West Bank settlements and outposts.