The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by nine Bedouin tribes against orders by the Military Governor evacuating them from their lands in the Raffah area near the Gaza Strip. The court ruled that the orders were legitimate and in the interests of national security.
The Bedouins, who lodged their appeal a year ago, complained about the evacuation methods and the seizure of their property by Israeli soldiers. Justice Moshe Landau held that the evacuation orders were issued in accordance with the Geneva and Hague conventions and that there was no reason to suspect the Military Governor’s motives. Justice Alfred Vitkon said that security considerations guided the Army’s action, and Justice Yitzhak Kister held there were no grounds to intervene in the Military Governor’s jurisdiction in the matter.
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