Tag: Jerusalem
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Israeli forces demolish family home of Hussam Dwayat and kill 20 year old Palestinian
7 April 2009 The Israeli army shot dead a young Palestinian in the Sur Bahir village centre in East Jerusalem, while the house of the family of Hussam Dwayat was being demolished in a nearby neighbourhood. The demolition has been carried out as a form of collective punishment to the family of Hussam Dwayat, who…
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Israeli police shoot motorist during house demolition
Rory McCarthy | The Guardian 7 April 2009 Israeli police today shot dead a Palestinian driver they said had tried to attack them during the demolition of a Palestinian home in Jerusalem. The driver was shot at a roadblock set up by border police in Sur Bahir, a district on the city’s Arab eastern side.…
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Municipality of Jerusalem to ‘blow up’ houses
Tsipi Malkuv | Yediot Yerushaliyim 6 April 2009 English Translation: Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions THERE WILL BE AS BLAST [or a political blow-up; its a play on words in Hebrew] by Tsipi Malkuv [Subtitle] The policy of demolishing homes [in Jerusalem] will continue at an increased rate The Jerusalem municipality continues to demonstrate determination…