København, den 23. juni 2025
Kære alle v/ Udenrigsudvalget,
(Venligst se bort fra min tidligere henvendelse i dag. Jeg kom til at sætte kryds i en forkert
rubrik ved en fejl)
Jeg har lige modtaget vedlagte dokument og følgende tekst fra en af de israelske jødiske
kvinder, der deltog i Paris Peace Forum for to uger siden (fra civilsamfundet).
Imens øjnene nu er fokuseret på Iran-Israel, sker der selvfølgelig en masse i Gaza men
også rigtig meget på Vestbredden. Jeg er blevet bedt om at dele det med politikere og
beslutningstagere i Danmark. Jeg håber, at det er noget, som man i Danmark vil tage
stilling til.
Dear friends,
I received this message from a known source - an urgent plea for help re imminent
evacuation and demolition of endangered communities in South Hebron range.
We turn to you with an urgent and desperate call for help. Our friends in Masafer Yatta—
whom we’ve accompanied for years in their struggle to remain on their land—are facing
imminent destruction. We need your support now.
On June 18, Israel’s Higher Planning Council for the West Bank made a devastating and
arbitrary decision: to permit IDF training in the infamous Firing Zone 918. This means the
total demolition of 12 villages—home to around 2,800 people—and the final stage of
ethnic cleansing in Masafer Yatta.
Firing Zone 918 was never about security. As admitted by its initiator, Ariel Sharon, it was
established in the 1980s to “enable Jewish settlement” by pushing Palestinians off their
land. The IDF has barely used the area for training, yet lied for decades in court claiming
it was essential. Meanwhile, the state has supported dozens of illegal outposts on
Palestinian land in the area, clearly revealing that the “security” argument is a fiction.
After avoiding a final ruling for decades, in May 2022 settler-judge David Mintz issued a
distorted and error-filled verdict approving the eviction of residents from land their
families have lived on for generations. Since then, the IDF and settlers have carried out
systematic harassment: violent attacks, destruction of homes, denial of grazing rights,
and widespread demolitions.
Now, based on a confidential military order dated June 17, all planning and legal
procedures in the area have been frozen, citing a vague and unsupported “security
need.” This clears the way for mass demolitions—within days or weeks.
This is happening under the cover of war with Iran, in blatant disregard for due process
and the rule of law. The state is using false “security” claims to justify destruction and