Israeli Logic

Ha'aretz reports that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has decided to evict by mid-February Jewish residents from Palestinian shops they have presumably illegally occupied in Hebron's wholesale market.

In the coming days, community leaders will receive eviction notices and the settlers will have to leave the Palestinian shops by mid-January. If they have not left by mid-February, they will be forcibly evicted.

This is not new. But get this next part and let me know if this sounds logical to you:

The prosecution said that once the compound is evicted, a request by the Jewish resident's board to lease the ownership rights in the market compound would be considered.

The court was also advised that the relevant authorities would act for the termination of protected tenancy rights in the compound currently held by the Hebron municipality. If this decision is implemented, the shops may be leased to Jewish residents, but not to those who took over the shops, the prosecution said.

In other words, in order to placate Arabs who illegally took over the area after the 1929 riots, Jews must be kicked out but a request from other Jews, not those who are living there, to move back in after the first group has been kicked out may be favorably dealt with.

Excuse me, but why kick out the Jews in the first place?