{"id":22906,"date":"2025-05-13T20:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=22906"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:12:26","slug":"palestinian-minister-linked-to-largest-illegal-plant-in-judea-and-samaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/palestinian-minister-linked-to-largest-illegal-plant-in-judea-and-samaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Minister Linked to Largest Illegal Factory in Judea and Samaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today (Tuesday), the Regavim Movement submitted a petition to the District Court against a large-scale metal factory in Samaria. The facility was constructed illegally on state-surveyed land on the outskirts of the village of Biddya, near the security barrier. Covering an area of 30 dunams\u2014about 21 of them built up\u2014the factory operates without permits, in violation of regional construction laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Giant Factory \u2013 Without Permits<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to information uncovered by Regavim, the factory is run by Mohammad Al-Amour, the Palestinian Authority\u2019s Minister of National Economy and a wealthy businessman. Al-Amour has previously advocated for Palestinian business ventures as a path toward liberation from Israeli \u201coccupation,\u201d while simultaneously establishing this factory on state-designated land.<\/p>\n<p>The facility produces prefabricated structures, containers, and construction materials, and is located less than 200 meters from the security fence\u2014significantly increasing the threat to nearby Israeli infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lack of Enforcement<\/strong><br \/>\nRegavim claims its efforts to contact enforcement officials in the Civil Administration have been ignored. Authorities have reportedly cited prioritization issues as the reason for inaction against the factory. According to the petition, the factory continues operating illegally, undermining the rule of law and creating a tangible security threat due to its proximity to Israel\u2019s defense system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22909\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-85.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-85.webp 800w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-85-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-85-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judea and Samaria | Photo: Sraya Diamant\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A Call for Judicial Intervention<\/strong><br \/>\nRegavim expressed frustration over the lack of enforcement, stating that this case exemplifies a growing trend of illegal construction in Area C.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just another small building\u2014we\u2019re talking about a massive factory that harms the fabric of life and endangers security,\u201d the movement stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated appeals and the legal petition, the factory remains operational, while local residents are calling on authorities to act decisively and bring the situation under control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Regavim Movement has filed a petition against a massive illegal metal factory in Samaria posing a serious security risk, built without permits and owned by Palestinian Authority Minister of National Economy Mohammad Al-Amour. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276,8,6],"tags":[2169,4560,5567,4088,3000,1660,5571,5568,2260,5565,5566,5570,5569],"class_list":["post-22906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-politics","category-security","tag-area-c","tag-border-security","tag-civil-administration","tag-illegal-construction","tag-israeli-sovereignty","tag-judea-and-samaria","tag-land-enforcement","tag-mohammad-al-amour","tag-palestinian-authority","tag-regavim","tag-security-fence","tag-unauthorized-building","tag-west-bank-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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