Defiant Israeli settlers build 'Obama huts' in West Bank

Defiant Israeli settlers build illegal settlements in the West Bank and erect 'Obama huts' to express their disdain for the U.S. president and his positions on settlement expansion.

A group of defiant Israeli settlers have built a number of illegal structures in the West Bank and are showcasing what they have termed 'Obama huts' in reaction to President Obama's position against Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian land. In a direct challenge to the Obama administration and to the greater peace initiative between Israel and Palestine, rogue settlers on Friday have converged on an outpost named Oz Yehonatan and built a wooden structure and labeled it the 'Obama hut.' "Overnight Thursday, settlers and right-wing activists once again rebuilt the illegal Maoz Esther outpost that was dismantled on Wednesday by security forces," The Jerusalem Post reported. The settlers also built a synagogue that they named after Yohonadav Hirschfield, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem. One of the activists spoke with The Jerusalem Post and said of Obama, "He's an Arab Muslim and a gentile, he is fighting against the Jewish people and has declared that he will continue to do so. We already stated our intention to continue to build, no matter who is fighting us - Egypt, Germany or the US." There were 200 settlers at the site, all of whom were fed by the notions that peace is not possible. "It's all illusions. With these savages, there was never peace, there is no peace and there will not be peace," Hebron-Kiryat Arba Chief Rabbi Dov Lior told The Jerusalem Post. "It's not because we don't want it, but because they are enemies of peace. We just have to hope that our entire country is cleared of terrorists, their supporters, their backers and their camels. They should all be sent to Saudi Arabia."