More than twenty years ago, a brave, pioneering farmer had painstakingly removed every rock from a field. Tractors, and more likely, the hardworking hands of young people, had gone through the fields, removing rock after rock, preparing the ground to plant a vineyard.
The farmer planted and tended the fields carefully,
laboring for the first three years without any profit. Finally, after years of
hard work and investment, he had a beautiful vineyard.
Now, all one sees are piles of broken vines. One couldn’t help
remembering when walking through the
rows of this vineyard more than a year and a half ago, filming a video in
a desperate attempt to change the minds of the court in Israel that had called
for its destruction.
Believe
it or not, the courts decided that the vineyard came under what is known as a
disruptive use order. This means that if an Arab lays claim to a piece of
land, the courts can call for its owners to be evicted, and the land destroyed,
even if the Arab does not show proof of ownership.
That is exactly what happened in this case. No
one had brought proof of ownership. The land is not owned by Arabs. It was
barely even disputed. After being bulldozed, no one will move onto it, no
buildings will be built, and no farms will be planted here. It was simply the
wish of Israel’s court system that it be destroyed, and in a way, the wish of
the international community.
Because
now, the world should be happy with Israel. They demanded that Israel not build
and farm in Judea and Samaria in exchange for peace. Now that a vineyard has
been bulldozed, they should be happy, right? No! The world will continue
shouting that Israel must give up land for peace. The settlements in the “West
Bank” are the problem, they’ll say, and those “pesky settlers” are just
standing in the way of a Palestinian state.
For the full article from the Israel Guys read here
https://tinyurl.com/4x42m7km
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