Report: Illegal outposts received state fundsResidents of Hayovel, an illegal settlement outpost whose homes are due to be razed, received NIS 77,000 per family from the Israeli government when they settled the site, according to documents obtained by the Israeli daily Haaretz.
The status of Hayovel came before the High Court on Wednesday, the newspaper reported. Defense Minister Ehud Barak asked the court to give the state another six months to respond to the question of when it plans to raze 12 illegal homes there and six others in Horsha.
For their part, the settlers and politicians on the right have began lobbying to legalize the outpost, Haaretz reported Friday.
In 2000, the then deputy defense minister in the government of Ehud Barak, Ephraim Sneh, ordered the construction of ritual bath even though he was aware that the community had not received legal approval for being there, Haaretz reported.
In a letter from the Civil Administration, it is stated that "the defense minister authorized the request even though the outpost is on hold," according to the report, which listed a number of state payments to individual outposts.
Another document reportedly shows that Amidar prepared 11 mobile homes for the residents of Horsha.
The Public Works Authority built a security railing on the road leading to the outpost, and the Postal Authority set up postal boxes for mail to be delivered, Haaretz reported.
The settlers say that all this proves that the outposts were established with the support of the state and consequently, they must be legitimized, not razed.
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