By JPOST.COM STAFFDemolition(photo credit: Associated Press)
The Civil Authority demolished two structures in the outpost of Givat Ronen near the settlement of Har Bracha in Samaria on Monday.Civil Authorities claimed that the two structures, one a residence and the other a goat pen, were built in violation of the government-mandated building freeze.RELATED:Danon: Settlers will start building the moment the freeze endsSettlers call for non-violent resistanceDozens of settler youth were reported to be gathering in the area to demonstrate against the government's actions.Settlers living in Judea and Samaria represented 4.1% of Israel’s population of 7.4 million at the end of September 2009.In 2008, the settler population grew by 14,000 people, out of which 9,700 were births.Out of the 10,800 new people in Judea and Samaria at the end of September 2009, 50.4%, or 5,400 new people, came in the West Bank’s three largest Jewish cities – Modi’in Illit, Beitar Illit and Ma’aleh Adumim – all of which are close to the pre-1967 armistice line. The government believes that that these three settlements would remain within Israeli jurisdiction in any final-status agreement with the Palestinians.Knesset member Michael Ben - Ari responded to news of the demolitions Monday, reportedly saying: "Five years after the evacuation of Gush Katif, the Likud continues its racist behavior against the Jews."Tovah Lazaroff contributed to this report.
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