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They said construction will impede villagers' access to their land. Israel plans it. Concerns raised are subterfuge for its real aims.
The struggle to preserve Batir continues. Hope springs eternal. Israel plans returning 1,200 dunums of Jordan Valley land.
According to its Lands Administration (ILA), its Kibbutz Merav mistakenly got it. It's inside the Green Line.
ILA officials admitted a 30-year old error. Doing so was perhaps a one-off. What Israel steals it keeps. Rare exceptions prove the rule.
In January 2012, Israel told kibbutz officials what happened. The land's not theirs was explained. It's still being cultivated.
It's private Palestinian land. It's legal owners were excluded for decades. They still are despite ILA's ruling.
Making it was historic. It remains to be seen what follows. Anything positive perhaps bodes well for Batir. The struggle to preserve it continues.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed .
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