Top Israeli judge slams state for building West Bank road against court order

Israel’s Supreme Court president on Wednesday condemned the government’s failure to enforce an order to stop building a West Bank road on private Palestinian land.

In talks with state lawyers, Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch gave the government 45 days to explain why illegal construction was continuing and justify damage to private property.

Beinisch, who ordered the state to back up its explanation with aerial photographs, spoke out in response to a petition by the human rights organization Yesh Din. (Read more from haaretz.com)

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