{"id":23840,"date":"2025-05-21T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=23840"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:01:38","slug":"the-partys-over-as-illegal-event-hall-meets-its-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/the-partys-over-as-illegal-event-hall-meets-its-end\/","title":{"rendered":"The Party\u2019s Over as Illegal Event Hall Meets Its End"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A luxurious events venue was demolished yesterday (Tuesday) by security forces in Gush Etzion, following a petition filed nearly a year ago by the Regavim Movement and the Gush Etzion Regional Council opposing its illegal construction.<\/p>\n<p>The forces, which included the Civil Administration\u2019s Enforcement Unit accompanied by the IDF, dismantled the complex that had been built without a permit adjacent to Route 397, between eastern Gush Etzion and Jerusalem. The structure posed both a safety risk and a flashpoint for civilian-security friction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A sprawling complex built on state land<\/strong><br \/>\nDevelopment work at the site was first observed in 2021. A lavish event garden was constructed there, featuring lawns, a fountain, a swimming pool, and a restaurant. Its sensitive location\u2014along a central highway and within an area subject to a military construction ban\u2014raised serious concerns for the safety of passing motorists.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23843\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23843 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-146.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-146.webp 800w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-146-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-146-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The event complex | Photo: Regavim Movement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite warnings from Regavim and the regional council about the illegal construction, no action was initially taken. In 2022, the organizations filed a formal petition with the state. During a court hearing in May 2024, the state committed to acting based on professional assessments. Nevertheless, the complex continued operating until it was finally torn down yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGovernance is returning to the area\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nRoi Drucker, Regavim\u2019s Judea and Samaria Coordinator, said: \u201cThe wheels of the law grind slowly, but at least this time they didn\u2019t wait for a horrific murder in order to act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the demolition of such a prominent and luxurious venue is \u201cvery significant in terms of deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yaron Rosenthal, head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, also commented on the demolition: \u201cWe are working to remove illegal construction from near roads and communities,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cThis is part of the ongoing effort to maintain order and security in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a prolonged struggle and a petition submitted to the state, security forces have demolished a large, unauthorized event complex that was built near a major roadway between eastern Gush Etzion and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8,6],"tags":[5567,1585,4088,1660,5565,5878,4518,4263,5877],"class_list":["post-23840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-politics","category-security","tag-civil-administration","tag-gush-etzion","tag-illegal-construction","tag-judea-and-samaria","tag-regavim","tag-route-397","tag-security-enforcement","tag-security-forces","tag-yaron-rosenthal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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