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| '''Regavim''' (רגבים) is an Israeli ], one that |
'''Regavim''' (רגבים) is an Israeli ], one that escribes itself as pursuing “the return of the rule of law to all areas and aspects of the land and its preservation.” The word 'land' refers to 'Jewish national land.'<ref name="Gordon" /> The name, Regavim, lit. "patch of soil," is taken from the Hebrew word “regev,” meaning a very small piece of land, a word used in a ] poem about reclaiming the ], “] by dunam, regev by regev.”<ref name=Traiman/> It was founded by Yehuda Eliahu, a functionary of the ], and its objectives converge with those of Israeli settlers, with whom the group maintains close institutional ties.<ref name="PeruginiRabie" >Nicola Perugini and Kareem Rabie, 'Human Right to the Colony,' in Tammaso Sbriccoli,Stefano Jacoviello, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012 pp.35-55 p.48</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Regavim focuses most intensely on illegal construction in the ], ], and the ].<ref name=Traiman/> According to its director Ari Briggs, the courts and Civil Administration are often slow to act against illegal Palestinian construction activity, and Regavim files lawsuits to prod the courts to issue demolition orders.<ref name=Prusher /> | ||
| The name, Regavim, lit. "patch of soil," is taken from the Hebrew word “regev,” meaning a very small piece of land, a word used in a ] poem about reclaiming the ], “] by dunam, regev by regev.”<ref name=Traiman/> | |||
| Critics described it as a 'settler-colonial NGO'.<ref name="Gordon" >Nicola Perugini, ], Oxford University Press, 2015 p.116. </ref> They argue that Regavim aims to 'try to force the state to speed up and increase the execution of home demolition orders and forced relocations of non-Jews, be they of Palestinians in the West Bank or Bedouin in the Negev.'<ref name=Prusher >Ilene Prusher, ] 4 August 2015 </ref> | |||
| Regavim has been described by Nicola Perugini and Kareem Rabie asn embodying a new type of political activism by the Israeli far right which |
Regavim has been described by Nicola Perugini and Kareem Rabie asn embodying a new type of political activism by the Israeli far right which | ||
| <blockquote>uses liberal techniques of struggle for the extension of an exclusivist Zionist agenda<ref name="PeruginiRabie" /> </blockquote> | <blockquote>uses liberal techniques of struggle for the extension of an exclusivist Zionist agenda<ref name="PeruginiRabie" /> </blockquote> | ||
| Regavim argues that the Jewish people are 'being robbed of the Land of Israel . .ever so quietly without the roar of battle and the clamor of war' <ref name="Gordon" />Regavim appears to mirror the practices of human rights organizations like ], which appeal to the courts on half on Palestinian communities, with the difference that for Regavim, all of Israel and the Palestinian territories is 'national land' and Palestinian habitation is an "illegal overtaking" of that land. It systematically inverts the terms of human rights language, by designating Jewish settlements as legal, and Palestinians under the Israeli occupation as engaged in illegal occupation, settlement, and outpost construction.<ref name="Gordon" /><ref name="PeruginiRabie" /> By using a network of settlers to scout, photograph and report on Palestinian construction,<ref name="PeruginiRabie" /> it monitors and then reports on constructions by Palestinians that lack full Israeli legal permits, and prosecutes cases of such construction through the judicial system.<ref name=Traiman>{{cite news|last1=Traiman|first1=Alex|title=NGO counters illegal Palestinian and Arab building amid global focus on Jewish construction|url=http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2013/6/9/amid-global-focus-on-jewish-construction-ngo-counters-illegal-arab-building#.VcoObEVxWHk=|accessdate=11 August 2015|publisher=JNS News Service|date=9 June 2013}}</ref> | Regavim argues that the Jewish people are 'being robbed of the Land of Israel . .ever so quietly without the roar of battle and the clamor of war' <ref name="Gordon" />Regavim appears to mirror the practices of human rights organizations like ], which appeal to the courts on half on Palestinian communities, with the difference that for Regavim, all of Israel and the Palestinian territories is 'national land' and Palestinian habitation is an "illegal overtaking" of that land. It systematically inverts the terms of human rights language, by designating Jewish settlements as legal, and Palestinians under the Israeli occupation as engaged in illegal occupation, settlement, and outpost construction.<ref name="Gordon" /><ref name="PeruginiRabie" /> By using a network of settlers to scout, photograph and report on Palestinian construction,<ref name="PeruginiRabie" /> it monitors and then reports on constructions by Palestinians that lack full Israeli legal permits, and prosecutes cases of such construction through the judicial system.<ref name=Traiman>{{cite news|last1=Traiman|first1=Alex|title=NGO counters illegal Palestinian and Arab building amid global focus on Jewish construction|url=http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2013/6/9/amid-global-focus-on-jewish-construction-ngo-counters-illegal-arab-building#.VcoObEVxWHk=|accessdate=11 August 2015|publisher=JNS News Service|date=9 June 2013}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Regavim focuses most intensely on illegal construction in the ], ], and the ].<ref name=Traiman/> According to its director Ari Briggs, the courts and Civil Administration are often slow to act against illegal Palestinian construction activity, and Regavim files lawsuits to prod the courts to issue demolition orders.<ref name=Prusher /> | ||
| In September 2011, Regavim petitioned the ] to revoke the decision to accept the Palestinian Authority declaration recognizing the ICC’s jurisdiction which would be tantamount to accepting ]. In April 2012 their petition was accepted on the ground the PA is not a recognized state.<ref>Joanna Paraszczuk ] 3 April 2012.</ref> | In September 2011, Regavim petitioned the ] to revoke the decision to accept the Palestinian Authority declaration recognizing the ICC’s jurisdiction which would be tantamount to accepting ]. In April 2012 their petition was accepted on the ground the PA is not a recognized state.<ref>Joanna Paraszczuk ] 3 April 2012.</ref> | ||
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| In February 2015 Regavim released a report documenting the construction of houses funded by the British charity ] and the European Economic Union; Oxfam defended its funding of construction, stating that it had undertaken the activity on "“humanitarian grounds.”<ref name=Sanderson>{{cite news|last1=Sanderson|first1=E.B.|title=EU Breaching International Law Using Taxpayers Money By Building Palestinian Homes On Israeli Land|url=http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/02/06/eu-breaching-international-law-using-taxpayers-money-by-building-palestinian-homes-on-israeli-land/|accessdate=11 August 2015|publisher=]|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> | In February 2015 Regavim released a report documenting the construction of houses funded by the British charity ] and the European Economic Union; Oxfam defended its funding of construction, stating that it had undertaken the activity on "“humanitarian grounds.”<ref name=Sanderson>{{cite news|last1=Sanderson|first1=E.B.|title=EU Breaching International Law Using Taxpayers Money By Building Palestinian Homes On Israeli Land|url=http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/02/06/eu-breaching-international-law-using-taxpayers-money-by-building-palestinian-homes-on-israeli-land/|accessdate=11 August 2015|publisher=]|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
| The same material claimed that the European Union was subsidizing illegal housing in Area C of the West Bank, which under the Oslo Accords is under interim Israeli jurisdiction. Some international lawyers concur. EU spokesman in the West Bank, Shadi Othman, admitted EU-Oxfam backed construction was taking place, justifying it on the grounds that Area C forms part of 'the occupied Palestinian territory which eventually will be Palestinian land,' claiming that Palestinians have a right to live, build schools, and develop projects there. Furthermore, Othman added, Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory are both 'illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace.' It was noted that approximately 97% of Palestinian permit applications for building in the West Bank have been rejected by the Israeli Government.<ref>Jake Wallis Simons, ] 5 February 2015 </ref> | The same material claimed that the European Union was subsidizing illegal housing in Area C of the West Bank, which under the Oslo Accords is under interim Israeli jurisdiction. Some international lawyers concur. EU spokesman in the West Bank, Shadi Othman, admitted EU-Oxfam backed construction was taking place, justifying it on the grounds that Area C forms part of 'the occupied Palestinian territory which eventually will be Palestinian land,' claiming that Palestinians have a right to live, build schools, and develop projects there. Furthermore, Othman added, Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory are both 'illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace.' It was noted that approximately 97% of Palestinian permit applications for building in the West Bank have been rejected by the Israeli Government.<ref>Jake Wallis Simons, ] 5 February 2015 </ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 20:45, 14 August 2015
Regavim (רגבים) is an Israeli NGO, one that escribes itself as pursuing “the return of the rule of law to all areas and aspects of the land and its preservation.” The word 'land' refers to 'Jewish national land.' The name, Regavim, lit. "patch of soil," is taken from the Hebrew word “regev,” meaning a very small piece of land, a word used in a Zionist poem about reclaiming the Land of Israel, “dunam by dunam, regev by regev.” It was founded by Yehuda Eliahu, a functionary of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, and its objectives converge with those of Israeli settlers, with whom the group maintains close institutional ties.
Regavim focuses most intensely on illegal construction in the Galilee, Negev, and the West Bank. According to its director Ari Briggs, the courts and Civil Administration are often slow to act against illegal Palestinian construction activity, and Regavim files lawsuits to prod the courts to issue demolition orders.
Critics described it as a 'settler-colonial NGO'. They argue that Regavim aims to 'try to force the state to speed up and increase the execution of home demolition orders and forced relocations of non-Jews, be they of Palestinians in the West Bank or Bedouin in the Negev.'
Regavim has been described by Nicola Perugini and Kareem Rabie asn embodying a new type of political activism by the Israeli far right which
uses liberal techniques of struggle for the extension of an exclusivist Zionist agenda
Regavim argues that the Jewish people are 'being robbed of the Land of Israel . .ever so quietly without the roar of battle and the clamor of war' Regavim appears to mirror the practices of human rights organizations like Yesh Din, which appeal to the courts on half on Palestinian communities, with the difference that for Regavim, all of Israel and the Palestinian territories is 'national land' and Palestinian habitation is an "illegal overtaking" of that land. It systematically inverts the terms of human rights language, by designating Jewish settlements as legal, and Palestinians under the Israeli occupation as engaged in illegal occupation, settlement, and outpost construction. By using a network of settlers to scout, photograph and report on Palestinian construction, it monitors and then reports on constructions by Palestinians that lack full Israeli legal permits, and prosecutes cases of such construction through the judicial system.
In September 2011, Regavim petitioned the International Criminal Court to revoke the decision to accept the Palestinian Authority declaration recognizing the ICC’s jurisdiction which would be tantamount to accepting Palestinian statehood. In April 2012 their petition was accepted on the ground the PA is not a recognized state.
In February 2015 Regavim released a report documenting the construction of houses funded by the British charity Oxfam and the European Economic Union; Oxfam defended its funding of construction, stating that it had undertaken the activity on "“humanitarian grounds.” The same material claimed that the European Union was subsidizing illegal housing in Area C of the West Bank, which under the Oslo Accords is under interim Israeli jurisdiction. Some international lawyers concur. EU spokesman in the West Bank, Shadi Othman, admitted EU-Oxfam backed construction was taking place, justifying it on the grounds that Area C forms part of 'the occupied Palestinian territory which eventually will be Palestinian land,' claiming that Palestinians have a right to live, build schools, and develop projects there. Furthermore, Othman added, Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory are both 'illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace.' It was noted that approximately 97% of Palestinian permit applications for building in the West Bank have been rejected by the Israeli Government.
References
- ^ Nicola Perugini, Neve Gordon, The Human Right to Dominate,Oxford University Press, 2015 p.116.
- ^ Traiman, Alex (9 June 2013). "NGO counters illegal Palestinian and Arab building amid global focus on Jewish construction". JNS News Service. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Nicola Perugini and Kareem Rabie, 'Human Right to the Colony,' in Tammaso Sbriccoli,Stefano Jacoviello, Shifting Borders: European Perspectives on Creolisation, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012 pp.35-55 p.48
- ^ Ilene Prusher, The Susya: Next Outrage in the Israeli-Palestinian Dance of Build-and-destroy,' Haaretz 4 August 2015
- Joanna Paraszczuk 'ICC: No Cast Lead probe as PA not a state,' Jerusalem Post 3 April 2012.
- Sanderson, E.B. (6 February 2015). "EU Breaching International Law Using Taxpayers Money By Building Palestinian Homes On Israeli Land". Breitbart (website). Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- Jake Wallis Simons,'European Union is 'breaking international law by funding illegal West Bank building projects' Daily Mail 5 February 2015