Yesterday, Israeli police began evicting several dozen hardline Jewish settlers and supporters from an unauthorized outpost settlement in the West Bank. The Israeli Supreme Court declared the settlement named Amona—the largest of about 100 similar outposts—was built on private Palestinian land and ordered it demolished. The eviction took place shortly after the Israeli government announced controversial plans for 3,000 new homes in other West Bank settlements.
Israeli Police Evict Settlers From Illegal Outpost
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Read moreIsraeli settlers sit inside a settler house in protest at the Amona outpost, northeast of Ramallah, on February 1, 2017 as security forces evict the hardline occupants of the wildcat settlement outpost in line with a High Court ruling that determined the homes were built on private Palestinian land. #
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Read moreIsraeli security forces gather at the Amona outpost, northeast of Ramallah, on February 1, 2017 as they prepare to evict hardline Jewish occupants of the settlement outpost. #
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Read moreIsraeli settlers watch as security forces gather at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli police clash with settlers in the West Bank outpost of Amona on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli settlers argue with officials as Israeli security forces gather at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli settlers scuffle with security forces at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreSettlers remain inside their huts in protest during scuffles with security forces at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreA young Jewish settler leaves a house from a window as security forces evict hardline residents on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreJewish settlers set tires ablaze at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreA pro-settlement activist piles rocks during an operation to evict residents from Israeli settler outpost of Amona on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreJewish settlers set tires ablaze at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreAn Israeli settler argues with a member of the Israeli security forces at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli settlers scuffle with security forces at the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli police scuffle with settlers inside a home in Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli security forces carry a settler from the Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreA settler looks out the window in the West Bank outpost of Amona on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli security forces carry a teenage Jewish settler towards a bus as they evict settlers from the wildcat Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreA settler reacts as police evict settlers from the outpost of Amona on February 2, 2017. #
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Read moreAn Israeli settler shouts at police from the window of a bus after being evicted on the second day of an Israeli police operation to remove the hardline occupants and their supporters from Amona on February 2, 2017. #
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Read moreAn Israeli settler cries as he looks out from a bus after being evicted from Amona on February 2, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli police surround a synagogue where hardline Jewish settlers barricaded themselves on the second day of an Israeli police operation to evict the occupants and their supporters from the outpost of Amona on February 2, 2017. #
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Read moreAn Israeli policeman walks inside the synagogue where hardline settlers and supporters barricaded themselves prior to being evicted on February 2, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli police evicts settlers from the West Bank settlement of Ofra, following the evacuation of the nearby Amona outpost, on February 2, 2017. The Israeli Supreme Court also ordered the demolition of 9 homes in the town of Ofra, with a target date of February 8. #
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Read moreSettlers climb on top of a trailer in Amona outpost on February 1, 2017. #
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Read moreIsraeli police evict settlers from the West Bank outpost of Amona on February 1, 2017. #
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