a precedent for other cases. 2014 court judgments In June 2014 an Israeli court brought down a judgement awarding 300,000 shekels ($85,700) to 6 Palestinian plaintiffs, the owners affected by the Amona settlement on their land, and further ruled that the State is to pay out a further sum of 48,000 shekels ($13,500) in damages if it fails to remove the settlers by 2015. In December 2014, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the state to completely evacuate and demolish the settlement within two years. The judges wrote "These structures were built on privately owned land so there is no possibility of authorizing their construction, even retroactively. The military commander of Judea and Samaria must act decisively to protect the private property of residents who are under his protection, including protection from the usurpation of and illegal construction on their lands. This illegal construction on private land requires giving the highest priority to the enforcement of work stoppage and demolition orders." The judges also stated that it would make no difference if some of the land had been legally purchased since the settlement was established. Complete evacuation The outpost of Amona was evacuated in February 2017 by order from the government of Israel. See also Migron, Mateh Binyamin Beit El Regulation Law References External links A collection of videos of the Amona expulsion and demolition of the 9 houses Photo Essay: 100,000 Protest Amona Police Brutality Populated places established in 1997 Populated places disestablished in 2017 Former Israeli settlements in the West Bank Religious Israeli settlements Mateh Binyamin Regional Council