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Fourteen foreign nationals were detained over the weekend after they decided an Israeli farm in Samaria would make an excellent backdrop for a confrontation with authorities. Israeli officials are now weighing whether these visitors should be required to finish their vacation elsewhere.
According to the Israel Police’s Judea and Samaria District, the group of deadbeat miscreants was stopped by IDF troops near the Palestinian village of Luban ash-Sharqiya after reports of a disturbance close to the farm. The riffraff were transferred to the Modiin Illit police station, where they were questioned on suspicion of disobeying a lawful order and entering an area designated as a closed military zone.
Investigators gathered evidence and handed it to the Population and Immigration Authority, which will hold hearings before deciding on expulsion. Their nationalities remain undisclosed, and no final deportation orders had been issued as of Sunday morning, but we can always hope.
Initial accounts mentioned 15 people, but later reports identified 14 cases referred to immigration authorities.
Police framed the incident as part of a broader effort to stop foreign nationals from staging activities that could spark confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. The coordination between police, military, and immigration officials is meant to reduce disturbances, incitement, and potentially violent incidents while also limiting events that might damage Israel’s international reputation.
The arrests come after a similar operation in the Hebron area last month.
Police framed the incident as part of a broader effort to stop foreign nationals from staging activities that could spark confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. The coordination between police, military, and immigration officials is meant to reduce disturbances, incitement, and potentially violent incidents while also limiting events that might damage Israel’s international reputation.
The arrests come after a similar operation in the Hebron area last month.
On October 24, the Population and Immigration Authority announced that 11 foreign nationals had been deported after violating a closed military zone order, refusing to identify themselves, and interfering with IDF soldiers. Those 11, who entered Israel on tourist visas, came from the United States, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Britain, Germany, and Ireland.
Officials said the group had violated the conditions of their visas by participating in activities unrelated to tourism and were removed after hearings. The authority pledged to continue taking action against individuals who misuse tourist visas for purposes other than tourism.
The 14 foreign nationals now face administrative hearings before the Population and Immigration Authority, which will rule on whether the activists should be expelled from the country.
The 14 foreign nationals now face administrative hearings before the Population and Immigration Authority, which will rule on whether the activists should be expelled from the country.
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