Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer accuses Netanyahu of blocking the evacuation of Khan al-Ahmar and surrendering Israeli sovereignty in Area C.
A fiery confrontation over Israel’s sovereignty erupted at Khan al-Ahmar as Yisrael Beytenu faction leader MK Oded Forer arrived with young activists from the settlements to protest what he called the Netanyahu government’s “surrender and abandonment.”
“For years Netanyahu has been deceiving the public,” Forer charged. “Despite having all approvals, including from the Supreme Court, he refuses to evacuate this illegal Palestinian outpost, effectively enabling a creeping takeover of Israeli lands in the very heart of Area C.”
Forer recalled that already in 2018, when party chairman Avigdor Liberman served as Defense Minister, bulldozers were ready on-site for evacuation—until Netanyahu personally froze the move. “Since then, the takeover has only grown, stretching towards Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, right under his watch,” he said.
The MK also blasted Netanyahu’s handling of international diplomacy in the wake of October 7th. “At a time when Israel had unprecedented global support, Netanyahu squandered it and delivered a diplomatic collapse, paving the way for more countries to recognize a Palestinian state.”
Closing his speech, Forer accused the government of hypocrisy: “Even now, Netanyahu’s coalition is the one blocking laws that would apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Ma’ale Adumim. This is not sovereignty. This is abandonment.”
