18 june 2014

Israeli forces demolished seven houses across the southern West Bank on Wednesday, leaving seven families homeless.
Bulldozers demolished three houses and a well in the Bethlehem town of al-Khader on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Locals told Ma'an that two Israeli bulldozers, escorted by Israeli police, raided the town and demolished three properties belonging to Ali Salim Moussa and Ismail Mahmoud Moussa, leaving six families homeless.
Israeli forces also destroyed a water well in the village during the raid.
On Wednesday evening, meanwhile, Israeli forces demolished four buildings and two animal sheds in the Zeef area south of Hebron because they had allegedly been built without a permit.
The buildings belonged to Eid Zayid Abu Thaher and his three children, his brother said.
The family as well as the cattle they own have no place to stay, his brother added, noting that Israeli forces did not inform them beforehand of the demolition.
On Tuesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian home in the Hebron town of Idhna.
Israel rarely grants construction permits to Palestinians in the West Bank, and regularly demolishes structures built without permits.
In May, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah urged Israel to halt home demolitions in Area C of the West Bank, describing such actions as "forced transfer of population and demolitions of Palestinian housing and infrastructure."
Israel has demolished 248 Palestinian structures and displaced 492 people so far in 2014, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
Some 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures have been demolished by Israel since it occupied the West Bank in 1967.
Bulldozers demolished three houses and a well in the Bethlehem town of al-Khader on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Locals told Ma'an that two Israeli bulldozers, escorted by Israeli police, raided the town and demolished three properties belonging to Ali Salim Moussa and Ismail Mahmoud Moussa, leaving six families homeless.
Israeli forces also destroyed a water well in the village during the raid.
On Wednesday evening, meanwhile, Israeli forces demolished four buildings and two animal sheds in the Zeef area south of Hebron because they had allegedly been built without a permit.
The buildings belonged to Eid Zayid Abu Thaher and his three children, his brother said.
The family as well as the cattle they own have no place to stay, his brother added, noting that Israeli forces did not inform them beforehand of the demolition.
On Tuesday, Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian home in the Hebron town of Idhna.
Israel rarely grants construction permits to Palestinians in the West Bank, and regularly demolishes structures built without permits.
In May, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah urged Israel to halt home demolitions in Area C of the West Bank, describing such actions as "forced transfer of population and demolitions of Palestinian housing and infrastructure."
Israel has demolished 248 Palestinian structures and displaced 492 people so far in 2014, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
Some 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures have been demolished by Israel since it occupied the West Bank in 1967.

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a limited incursion into southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, local sources said. They told the PIC reporter that four military bulldozers escorted by IOF soldiers advanced into south east of Khan Younis city, south of the Gaza Strip.
The sources said that the bulldozers leveled land along the border fence while heading northwards toward Khuza’a town.
Israeli warplanes launched a series of air raids on Gaza Strip over the past few days causing a number of casualties and vast destruction in houses and property.
The sources said that the bulldozers leveled land along the border fence while heading northwards toward Khuza’a town.
Israeli warplanes launched a series of air raids on Gaza Strip over the past few days causing a number of casualties and vast destruction in houses and property.
17 june 2014

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished on Tuesday Palestinian stores and facilities in al-Khalil and a home in Idna town as part of Israeli military operation progressing along the past six days. Local sources said that Israeli soldiers escorted military bulldozers that demolished stores and facilities belonging to Palestinian citizens, amid tight restrictions, in Farsh al-Hawa suburb in al-Khalil city, while continuing their arrest and raid campaign in the same neighborhood.
Along the same line, IOF demolished a Palestinian two-story home in Idna town, west of al-Khalil, under the pretext of being built without permit.
On the other hand, Palestinian citizens were prevented from passing though Container checkpoint near Bethlehem.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers manning the Container checkpoint prevented residents of al-Khalil from passing through it, which led to traffic jams in the area.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers intensified their presence at the military checkpoint since the morning hours.
Meanwhile, Israeli arrests against Hamas leaders and activists continued in al-Khalil as the IOF soldiers intensified their presence throughout the province similarly to the invasion carried out during the second intifada (uprising).
IOF soldiers stormed on Tuesday al-Khalil from its different entrances and broke into Sheikh Fawzi Khatib’s home and carried out search operation in the surrounding areas to the house. Khatib’s three sons were arrested during the raid and taken to detention centers.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers were deployed in different parts and neighborhoods in the city and took control of two homes to use them as watchtowers.
40 Palestinians were arrested during the raid and arrest campaign that continued till dawn Tuesday throughout the West Bank.
Around 250 arrests were reported during the three past days including cadres and leaders in Hamas movement, liberated prisoners, and minors.
Israeli forces continued their closure of all entrances to al-Khalil for the fourth day in a row and prevented its residents’ movement.
Along the same line, IOF demolished a Palestinian two-story home in Idna town, west of al-Khalil, under the pretext of being built without permit.
On the other hand, Palestinian citizens were prevented from passing though Container checkpoint near Bethlehem.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers manning the Container checkpoint prevented residents of al-Khalil from passing through it, which led to traffic jams in the area.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers intensified their presence at the military checkpoint since the morning hours.
Meanwhile, Israeli arrests against Hamas leaders and activists continued in al-Khalil as the IOF soldiers intensified their presence throughout the province similarly to the invasion carried out during the second intifada (uprising).
IOF soldiers stormed on Tuesday al-Khalil from its different entrances and broke into Sheikh Fawzi Khatib’s home and carried out search operation in the surrounding areas to the house. Khatib’s three sons were arrested during the raid and taken to detention centers.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers were deployed in different parts and neighborhoods in the city and took control of two homes to use them as watchtowers.
40 Palestinians were arrested during the raid and arrest campaign that continued till dawn Tuesday throughout the West Bank.
Around 250 arrests were reported during the three past days including cadres and leaders in Hamas movement, liberated prisoners, and minors.
Israeli forces continued their closure of all entrances to al-Khalil for the fourth day in a row and prevented its residents’ movement.

Israeli bulldozers early Tuesday demolished a Palestinian home in the Hebron town of Idhna, a local official said.
Idhna mayor Hashim Tmeizi told Ma'an that bulldozers escorted by Israeli forces arrived in the Khirbet al-Ras neighborhood of the village and demolished a two-story house.
The residence, which belonged to Muhammad Hussein Farajallah, measured 200 square meters and housed a family of six.
A spokesman for Israel's civil administration told Ma'an the house was constructed "illegally," without responding to requests for further details.
Israel rarely grants construction permits to Palestinians in the West Bank, and regularly demolishes structures built without permits.
In May, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah urged Israel to halt home demolitions in Area C of the West Bank, describing such actions as "forced transfer of population and demolitions of Palestinian housing and infrastructure."
Israel has demolished 248 Palestinian structures and displaced 492 people so far in 2014, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
Some 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures have been demolished by Israel since it occupied the West Bank in 1967.
Idhna mayor Hashim Tmeizi told Ma'an that bulldozers escorted by Israeli forces arrived in the Khirbet al-Ras neighborhood of the village and demolished a two-story house.
The residence, which belonged to Muhammad Hussein Farajallah, measured 200 square meters and housed a family of six.
A spokesman for Israel's civil administration told Ma'an the house was constructed "illegally," without responding to requests for further details.
Israel rarely grants construction permits to Palestinians in the West Bank, and regularly demolishes structures built without permits.
In May, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah urged Israel to halt home demolitions in Area C of the West Bank, describing such actions as "forced transfer of population and demolitions of Palestinian housing and infrastructure."
Israel has demolished 248 Palestinian structures and displaced 492 people so far in 2014, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.
Some 27,000 Palestinian homes and structures have been demolished by Israel since it occupied the West Bank in 1967.
16 june 2014

Invasions Continue In West Bank
The Israeli military continued its massive invasion and arrests in different parts of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, and so far kicked out three Palestinian families from their homes, to use them as military posts, and even to sleep there.
Resident Saleh al-‘Oweiwy said the army kicked out three families, including his own, and the family of his brother, and informed them that the soldiers will be sleeping there.
He added that the families, under gunpoint, had no other option but to leave, especially amidst threats by the soldiers to use force against them, and even to shoot them if they do not leave.
Another family was also forced out, and dozens of soldiers occupied their home to use it for sleeping, and to turn it into a military post and a monitoring tower.
The army also occupied ‘Ayesh as-Sayyed School, west of Hebron city, and used it as a military base.
On Monday at night, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Jenan neighborhood in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and searched several homes.
Soldiers also invaded Anata town and Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied Jerusalem.
In related news, a number of fanatic Israeli settlers fired rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian cars driving near Beit Rima town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Damage was reported, no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers came from Halamish illegal settlement, built on lands illegally confiscated from residents of Nabi Saleh and Dir Nitham villages.
As the army continues to search for three missing Israeli settlers, dozens of Palestinians have been kidnapped by the soldiers who broke into and searched hundreds of Palestinian homes and property, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and different Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank.
The army also kidnapped the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, along with legislators Bassem az-Za’arir and Azzam Salhab.
In addition, soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man in the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, injured at least two Palestinians and kidnapped several residents.
The Israeli military continued its massive invasion and arrests in different parts of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, and so far kicked out three Palestinian families from their homes, to use them as military posts, and even to sleep there.
Resident Saleh al-‘Oweiwy said the army kicked out three families, including his own, and the family of his brother, and informed them that the soldiers will be sleeping there.
He added that the families, under gunpoint, had no other option but to leave, especially amidst threats by the soldiers to use force against them, and even to shoot them if they do not leave.
Another family was also forced out, and dozens of soldiers occupied their home to use it for sleeping, and to turn it into a military post and a monitoring tower.
The army also occupied ‘Ayesh as-Sayyed School, west of Hebron city, and used it as a military base.
On Monday at night, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Jenan neighborhood in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and searched several homes.
Soldiers also invaded Anata town and Shu’fat refugee camp, in occupied Jerusalem.
In related news, a number of fanatic Israeli settlers fired rounds of live ammunition at Palestinian cars driving near Beit Rima town, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Damage was reported, no injuries.
Eyewitnesses said the settlers came from Halamish illegal settlement, built on lands illegally confiscated from residents of Nabi Saleh and Dir Nitham villages.
As the army continues to search for three missing Israeli settlers, dozens of Palestinians have been kidnapped by the soldiers who broke into and searched hundreds of Palestinian homes and property, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and different Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank.
The army also kidnapped the elected head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, along with legislators Bassem az-Za’arir and Azzam Salhab.
In addition, soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man in the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of Ramallah, injured at least two Palestinians and kidnapped several residents.

Israeli bulldozers on Monday destroyed two structures in al-Eizariya village east of Jerusalem, the owner of the buildings said.
Sami Abu Ghaliya told Ma'an that bulldozers accompanied by Israeli forces entered al-Eizariya and demolished his produce market and his car wash, located at the entrance of the village across from the Maale Adumim settlement.
The car wash was a 150-square-meter structure, and the produce market was 70 square meters large, Abu Ghaliya said.
He estimated that the buildings had cost him 80,000 shekels to construct, adding that Monday marked the fourth demolition of structures he owned within the last five months.
Israeli forces rarely grant Palestinians permits to build in the occupied West Bank, and regularly demolish homes and other structures in Areas B and C.
Sami Abu Ghaliya told Ma'an that bulldozers accompanied by Israeli forces entered al-Eizariya and demolished his produce market and his car wash, located at the entrance of the village across from the Maale Adumim settlement.
The car wash was a 150-square-meter structure, and the produce market was 70 square meters large, Abu Ghaliya said.
He estimated that the buildings had cost him 80,000 shekels to construct, adding that Monday marked the fourth demolition of structures he owned within the last five months.
Israeli forces rarely grant Palestinians permits to build in the occupied West Bank, and regularly demolish homes and other structures in Areas B and C.
12 june 2014
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demolished under the supervision of Negev deputy police chief Elan Peretz.
Bedouin MK Taleb Abu Arar, former MK Talab al-Sani and dozens of activists were present in al-Araqib when the demolitions took place. Israel considers al-Araqib and most other Bedouin villages in the Negev illegal, while Bedouins say it is their ancestral land. There are about 260,000 Bedouin in Israel, mostly living in and around the Negev in the arid south. More than half live in unrecognized villages without utilities and many also live in extreme poverty. |
10 june 2014

Israeli soldiers, heavily deployed in occupied East Jerusalem, especially near the al-Aqsa Mosque, attacked dozens of Palestinians, including children, near Bab al-Majlis Gate (The Council Gate), and prevented them from entering the mosque.
Sheikh Omar al-Kiswany, head of the al-Aqsa Mosque, said that the soldiers attacked and detained Palestinian residents, and summer camp children, trying to enter the mosque, and demanded the residents to leave their ID cards with the army before entering the mosque area.
Al-Kiswany stated that the soldiers used pepper-spray against employees and workers of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department, in addition to attacking several men, women, children and teachers.
In related news, Israeli military bulldozers uprooted large areas of Palestinian lands in Wadi Al-Joz neighborhood, in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the area before army bulldozers uprooted the lands.
The army and police also towed several Palestinian cars, mainly belonging to residents who live in the area, causing significant damage to the vehicles.
Sheikh Omar al-Kiswany, head of the al-Aqsa Mosque, said that the soldiers attacked and detained Palestinian residents, and summer camp children, trying to enter the mosque, and demanded the residents to leave their ID cards with the army before entering the mosque area.
Al-Kiswany stated that the soldiers used pepper-spray against employees and workers of the Waqf and Islamic Endowment Department, in addition to attacking several men, women, children and teachers.
In related news, Israeli military bulldozers uprooted large areas of Palestinian lands in Wadi Al-Joz neighborhood, in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the area before army bulldozers uprooted the lands.
The army and police also towed several Palestinian cars, mainly belonging to residents who live in the area, causing significant damage to the vehicles.
9 june 2014

Israeli Occupation Forces seized around four agricultural tractors west of West Bank city of Jenin.
The Palestinian security sources reported that at least four tractors have been seized by the Israeli forces in the villages of Yamoun and Borkeen west of Jenin. The forces are still looking for more tractors in other villages.
The Palestinian security sources reported that at least four tractors have been seized by the Israeli forces in the villages of Yamoun and Borkeen west of Jenin. The forces are still looking for more tractors in other villages.

Israeli municipal teams escorted by police forces demolished at dawn Sunday a Palestinian home consisting of three rooms, and leveled an area of 20 dunums in Shefa Amr north of 1948 occupied Palestine, Palestinian sources reported. The house owners said that Israeli bulldozers razed their home and destroyed several trees in the surrounding area under the pretext that the land did not belong to them but rather was “state owned”.
The family stressed that they have papers and documents proving their ownership of the house and the surrounding land since 1955.
Meanwhile, a state of tension has prevailed in the neighboring town of Sakhnin when Israeli authorities issued a demolition order against a home belonging to the citizen Barakat Hayadera.
The family stressed that they have papers and documents proving their ownership of the house and the surrounding land since 1955.
Meanwhile, a state of tension has prevailed in the neighboring town of Sakhnin when Israeli authorities issued a demolition order against a home belonging to the citizen Barakat Hayadera.

Hordes of Jewish settlers confiscated Palestinian land lots in Qaryut village, south of Nablus, on Friday evening. Bashar al-Qaryuti, an anti-settlement activist in the village, said that settlers from the nearby settlement of Shilo laid their hands on the land lots in Ras Muweis area, which is near to their settlement.
He said that the settlers put barrels around the trees and installed a water network on the land.
He said that the settlers put barrels around the trees and installed a water network on the land.

Israeli soldiers kidnapped at least nine Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, kidnapped eight Palestinians, and confiscated around 80 computers from two stores in Tulkarem.
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, and kidnapped six Palestinians.
The six have been identified as Khaled Jibreel Jawabra, Zakariyya Nabil al-Qeeq, Salah Hasaniyya, Imad Khaled al-Jondy, Malek Abu Haikal Jawabra, and Mahmoud Ziad al-Mezyen, the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported.
Soldiers also invaded ‘Atteel town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Mahmoud Abu Shams, 29.
They also invaded two computer stores Abu Shams owns in the town, and in Tulkarem city, and confiscated at least 80 computers and monitors, in addition to large sums of cash.
Eyewitnesses said the army smashed and destroyed several computers, being repaired in the stores, and destroyed the main gate on a nearby trade bank.
On Sunday at night, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Yamoun town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped a university student, identified as Aseed Jihad Nawahda, 20.
Nawahda was taken prisoner at a sudden roadblock the soldiers installed on the main Jenin-Nablus road, south of Jenin.
The army also installed a roadblock at the entrance of Ya’bad nearby town, stopped and searched dozens of vehicles, and examined the ID cards of dozens of passengers.
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, and kidnapped six Palestinians.
The six have been identified as Khaled Jibreel Jawabra, Zakariyya Nabil al-Qeeq, Salah Hasaniyya, Imad Khaled al-Jondy, Malek Abu Haikal Jawabra, and Mahmoud Ziad al-Mezyen, the Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported.
Soldiers also invaded ‘Atteel town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Mahmoud Abu Shams, 29.
They also invaded two computer stores Abu Shams owns in the town, and in Tulkarem city, and confiscated at least 80 computers and monitors, in addition to large sums of cash.
Eyewitnesses said the army smashed and destroyed several computers, being repaired in the stores, and destroyed the main gate on a nearby trade bank.
On Sunday at night, dozens of soldiers invaded the al-Yamoun town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped a university student, identified as Aseed Jihad Nawahda, 20.
Nawahda was taken prisoner at a sudden roadblock the soldiers installed on the main Jenin-Nablus road, south of Jenin.
The army also installed a roadblock at the entrance of Ya’bad nearby town, stopped and searched dozens of vehicles, and examined the ID cards of dozens of passengers.

Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian house near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday, Palestinian security officials said.
Bulldozers escorted by Israeli military vehicles raided the village of Farun at 5:30 a.m. and destroyed the home of Falah Suleiman Abdul-Rahman Ubeid, 58.
Ubeid collapsed after seeing his house destroyed and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Youths in the village gathered in the area and hurled stones at Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas canisters and sound grenades.
A local woman, Aisha Daoud, suffered serious breathing difficulties as a result of the tear gas.
Army Demolishes A Home Near Tulkarem
Several Israeli military jeeps, and a number of armored bulldozers, invaded the Far’oun town, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and demolished one home.
Head of the Far’oun Town Council, Mohyeddeen ‘Atteer, stated that dozens of soldiers invaded the southern part of the town, approximately at five at dawn, and demolished a home for “its close proximity to the Annexation Wall” illegally built by Israel in the West Bank.
‘Atteer added that the two-story home, owned by Falah Suleiman Obeid, was recently completed, following two years of construction and furnishing.
Last year, Israel ordered him to stop the construction, but he continued the work to shelter himself, and his twelve family members.
Obeid is blind, and suffers from a kidney disease and diabetes; the family was supposed to move into their new property within the coming few days.
Bulldozers escorted by Israeli military vehicles raided the village of Farun at 5:30 a.m. and destroyed the home of Falah Suleiman Abdul-Rahman Ubeid, 58.
Ubeid collapsed after seeing his house destroyed and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Youths in the village gathered in the area and hurled stones at Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas canisters and sound grenades.
A local woman, Aisha Daoud, suffered serious breathing difficulties as a result of the tear gas.
Army Demolishes A Home Near Tulkarem
Several Israeli military jeeps, and a number of armored bulldozers, invaded the Far’oun town, south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and demolished one home.
Head of the Far’oun Town Council, Mohyeddeen ‘Atteer, stated that dozens of soldiers invaded the southern part of the town, approximately at five at dawn, and demolished a home for “its close proximity to the Annexation Wall” illegally built by Israel in the West Bank.
‘Atteer added that the two-story home, owned by Falah Suleiman Obeid, was recently completed, following two years of construction and furnishing.
Last year, Israel ordered him to stop the construction, but he continued the work to shelter himself, and his twelve family members.
Obeid is blind, and suffers from a kidney disease and diabetes; the family was supposed to move into their new property within the coming few days.
8 june 2014
The procrastination of the Israeli municipality of not issuing permits and destroying the house directly proved that the permission is only an excuse, he added that.
Nayef Abu Ghanem, the owner of the house, confirmed that he tried to obtain a license through the Israeli courts, but it was in vain.
Since 1967, about 27,000 Palestinian homes and other structures (livestock pens and fencing for example) crucial for a family’s livelihood, have been demolished in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)
Nayef Abu Ghanem, the owner of the house, confirmed that he tried to obtain a license through the Israeli courts, but it was in vain.
Since 1967, about 27,000 Palestinian homes and other structures (livestock pens and fencing for example) crucial for a family’s livelihood, have been demolished in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)

A chain of Israeli bulldozers demolished a Palestinian four-story home owned by the Palestinian citizen Nayef Abu Ghanem in al-Jawarish neighborhood in al-Ramla, north of the 1948 occupied Palestine, under the worn-out pretext of illegal construction. “Though Saturday happens to be a public holiday in all corners of the so-called Hebrew state, the bulldozers of the Israeli municipality, along with a large number of Israeli police, invaded the city and blocked it before ordering the family to keep away throughout the demolition procedure,“ local sources in the city reported.
“The misdemeanors of the Israeli municipality coincide with a strange paradox meant to just crack down on the Palestinian civilians, who have been making every possible effort to get construction permits. The result is an arbitrary demolition issued in such an arbitrary and unexpected manner,” Abu Ghanem’s homeless family added.
The house owner revealed the countless occasions where he has appealed to courthouses to attain the necessary authorization to build a home for his wife and soon-to-be-wedded children. But all of the appeals have been turned down. The bulldozers stormed the city and reduced the entire building to mere rubble.
Al-Ramla, among many other cities, has been subject to Israeli illegal settlement and bullying procedures aiming at just coming down heavily on the Palestinian native citizens and denying them the right to set up roots over their own and only native soil.
“The misdemeanors of the Israeli municipality coincide with a strange paradox meant to just crack down on the Palestinian civilians, who have been making every possible effort to get construction permits. The result is an arbitrary demolition issued in such an arbitrary and unexpected manner,” Abu Ghanem’s homeless family added.
The house owner revealed the countless occasions where he has appealed to courthouses to attain the necessary authorization to build a home for his wife and soon-to-be-wedded children. But all of the appeals have been turned down. The bulldozers stormed the city and reduced the entire building to mere rubble.
Al-Ramla, among many other cities, has been subject to Israeli illegal settlement and bullying procedures aiming at just coming down heavily on the Palestinian native citizens and denying them the right to set up roots over their own and only native soil.