We pressed, we demanded, we didn’t give up – and the dangerous structure at Yakir junction was torn down!
At the beginning of August, we noticed Arab residents of Judea and Samaria building a structure near the Yakir junction, without the necessary permits. Over the years, shops were built illegally, one after another, next to the main road, leading to traffic accidents going in and out of the junction.
Thanks to Regavim’s intensive pressure on the authorities and the local councils, Civil Administration inspectors came to knock down the structure this week.
This is a chance to commend the Civil Administration for their efforts. However, it’s worth remembering that had enforcement steps been taken on time, the structure wouldn’t have been built in the first place.
We hope that enforcement will be even more effective and swift in the future.
Yakir junction 
Roadside, before the structure was removed
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