A confrontation ahead of the cabinet meeting this morning (Sunday) between the labor and right-wing ministers over the Eviatar agreement and the question of keeping the government's promise to establish a yeshiva and residence for students in the locality.
This, after Prime Minister Bennett said yesterday during the press conference in response to a question on the subject that "the government will abide by all the agreements it has signed," which has rekindled the debate.
"I do not think a yeshiva should be established there. Illegal settlements should be evacuated and this compromise did not seem to me even then," said Minister of Internal Security Amar Bar-Lev in an interview with Effie Trigger in IDF waves. Had to do, "he added. On the other hand, Minister Matan Kahana on the right said that he was sorry to hear Bar-Lev's remarks and claimed that the promise to establish the yeshiva and residence must be kept." There are government decisions and I expect all parties to abide by them.
"Every one of the partners in this government knows exactly what wedding he is entering into, everyone understands what hurts the other side and tries not to step on it."
Eviatar Outpost, Photo: Saria Diamant
In 2013, the place was used as an IDF outpost called "Tapuach". By a nucleus of several families from the area, a few hours after the murder of Yehuda Guetta at Tapuach Junction.
Minister of Religions Matan Kahana, Photo: Arik Sultan
With the assistance of the Samaria Regional Council, permanent structures and infrastructure were erected on the site within a few days, and 53 families settled there.
On July 2, the outpost addresses a compromise agreement with the authorities, according to which the state will soon examine the status of the land, and if the area is recognized as state land, a yeshiva will be established there.
Last month, the Civil Administration completed the survey and found that about 60 dunams of land are state lands on which a settlement can be established.