Tag: House Demolition

  • Palestinians protest razing of homes

    Sharon Roffe-Ofir | YNet News 15 August 2009 A few hundred people gathered Saturday outside of Umm al-Fahm in order to protest the destruction of homes in Arab areas. Protestors blocked Highway 65 for a few minutes and then held a rally near a commercial center torn down a few weeks ago. High Arab Monitoring…

  • Israeli forces deliver demolition orders to Nablus-area homes

    11 August 2009 In the West Bank village of Yetma, south of Nablus, around 17 houses were given demolition orders from the Israeli government, issued the 27th of July 2009. All houses were built after the Oslo process, and are located in the only part of the village that is considered to be area C…

  • Five new house demolition orders issued in Silwan, East Jerusalem

    Alternative Information Center (AIC) 10 August 2009 Israeli forces issued five new house demolition orders in the al-Bustan section of Silwan in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, 5 August, injuring eight Palestinians in the process and seizing the identification card of Musa Odeh, a member of the al-Bustan Committee working to non-violently oppose the demolitions.  Authorities…