The truth about "Khirbet Humsa" Author: Regavim Movement In the last few days, the international media, politicians, and left-wing NGOs have been shouting about a Bedouin "village" in the Jordan Valley that was torn down by Israel. A number of tents and pens in so-called Khirbet Humsa were removed by the Civil Administration last Tuesday, setting the "Pallywood" machine into full motion. As customary, Israel was portrayed as the evil oppressor that denies poor Bedouins a life of safety and security, blah blah. But what’s the true, full story? In an area that has been an active IDF live-fire zone since 1972, Bedouins set up camp in 2010. To prevent their removal from the site, the Bedouins appealed three times (in April & July 2011, and in November 2014) to the High Court of Justice. Each time, the appellants invoked a new excuse – Ramadan, the weather, who knows what – to try to cling onto the land. The appeals were all rejected, and, finally, the illegal outpost was taken down last week. Anti-Israel groups, media outlets, and governments had a field day. Yet as our satellite images show, in 2008 there was nothing there! In 2013, an image of the same point shows only one structure, and in 2019 there were already a number of EU-funded structures – those demolished last week. On Israeli state lands, on IDF training grounds, and in Area C, the most vulnerable populations are cynically used by the Palestinian Authority in order to advance the "Palestinian cause". Bedouins are sent to seize strategic locations in Judea & Samaria, lured by various benefits, often placed in tough and dangerous conditions. It’s a win-win situation for the PA. If the Bedouins manage to consolidate their settlement, it’s a successful land grab! And if they’re kicked out by Israel – false narratives can be peddled through the international media, and Israel can be painted as the evil denier of rights, etc. Don’t fall prey to the Palestinians’ propaganda. Please help us get the truth out. We don’t expect anti-Semites to be convinced by facts, but regular, fair-minded, truth-seeking people around the world deserve to know the full facts and history. Source: Regavim's Facebook page