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88 Palestinian houses to be demolished for Israeli park

Posted on: February 12, 2012
88 Palestinian houses to be demolished for Israeli park

11 February 2012 | Al Haq


Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem continue to face an increased threat of home-demolition and forced eviction. The neighbourhood of Silwan, located to the south of the old city of Jerusalem, and with a population of over 50,000 Palestinians, is at particular risk. The city municipality, whose unilaterally drawn borders were established by Israel in 1967 when East Jerusalem was illegally annexed, plans to demolish 88 Palestinian homes in al-Bustan area in the centre of Silwan (see map below) to make … Continue reading


Updated on February 13, 2012
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Eight homes ordered to be demolished in Khalit Al-Dar

Posted on: January 18, 2012
A man fro Khalit Al-Dar displays the demolition order he received.

by Jack English

17 January 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On January 4th, an Israeli military commander served 8 demolition orders in the town of Khalit Al-Dar, just south of the city of Al-Khalil, also known as Hebron.

The reason given for issuing demolition orders to the families is that they have built additions onto their homes without Israeli-issued building permits.  In accordance with the 1994 Oslo agreements, building permits in the town are issued by the municipality of Al-Khalil, which had issued the necessary permits to the families.  However Israeli authorities maintain that permits … Continue reading


Updated on January 23, 2012
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Israel continues wave of West Bank housing demolitions in East Jerusalem

Posted on: December 6, 2011

by Wahed Rejol
6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Following the violent demolitions in Qalqiliya yesterday, and in Beit Hannina and Silwan on Sunday, Israel continued its displacement of Palestinians throughout the West Bank today in occupied East Jerusalem.
On the day Israel announced a plan to forcibly remove 2300 Palestinians from their homes, a demolition team arrived in Al Khalaylah, a small village in East Jerusalem.  Two homes, an animal barracks, and part of a hardware store were flattened within hours.  Palestinians watched as their homes were lost, leaving 6 children and several adults homeless.  Armed … Continue reading


Updated on December 6, 2011
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Four houses and one mosque fall to Israeli demolitions in Susiya

Posted on: November 25, 2011
Demolitions in the far south - For more images click here

by Fida Far

25 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Four houses and one mosque were destroyed this morning, November 24th, in the villages in the south of the West Bank. Around 10 am, fifty soldiers and seven police cars arrived to village Susiya. Two bulldozers destroyed the house of Musa Magna’s family and two women were arrested after attempting to protect the house.

In addition to these demolitions, the Israeli military also plan to destroy part of a school, the road leading from the village to the school and … Continue reading


Updated on November 25, 2011
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