June 03, 2007

Mass rally to call for rebuiding of Homesh settlement in W. Bank - Haaretz - Israel News

Mass rally to call for rebuiding of Homesh settlement in W. Bank - Haaretz - Israel News: "Right-wing activists and settlers plan to hold a mass rally next week with the army's permission in Homesh - the site of a former West Bank settlement. The Yesha Council has taken the unusual step of calling for the rebuilding of evacuated settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Yesha Council, representing municipal councils of Jewish communities in the West Bank, was also one of the parties that requested the Israel Defense Forces' permission for the rally, which will include Homesh First - a movement of evicted settlers.

The Yesha Council had previously refrained from participating in the events organized by Homesh First, which is considered to oppose the council's policies." Read complete post here.