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However, he failed to order demolitions halted prior to court deliberations.
Current orders represent the third time Israel tried to lawlessly remove Susiya residents from their lands.
Their descendants lived there for generations preceding Israel's creation. In 1983, Susiya settlement was established on Palestinian land. Israel stole it unjustly.
In 1986, Israeli soldiers expelled residents from their homes after the CA declared their village a "national park" in the middle of an archeological site. Descendants of indigenous inhabitants can't visit.
Susiya villagers established residence on agricultural land they own. It's several hundred meters southeast of the original 19th century location.
In July 2001, Israeli Yair Har Sinai was killed. A Palestinian was blamed. Soldiers retaliated. They expelled villagers from their land a second time. Demolition orders destroyed structures and other property. Water holes were blocked.
Villagers petitioned Israel's High Court for justice. In September 2001, its interim order permitted returning to their lands. It prohibited new building.
Deliberations were delayed. Various reasons were given. They included residents notifying the Court that they intended to apply for CA building permits for existing village structures.
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