14 apr 2019
The Israeli district court in Occupied Jerusalem issued a verdict allowing the Israeli municipality in the city to demolish dozens of Palestinian homes in Wadi Yasoul neighborhood in Silwan district.
Haaretz newspaper said that the court sanctioned a petition filed by the Israeli municipality allowing the latter to raze Palestinian homes in Wadi Yasoul at the pretext they are located in a natural area (Peace Forest).
However, the Israeli petition excluded the demolition of Jewish settlers’ homes in the same area.
Haaretz newspaper said that the court sanctioned a petition filed by the Israeli municipality allowing the latter to raze Palestinian homes in Wadi Yasoul at the pretext they are located in a natural area (Peace Forest).
However, the Israeli petition excluded the demolition of Jewish settlers’ homes in the same area.
|
|
Two Palestinian brothers, Fadi and Shadi Ajlouni, were forced to demolish their own family home in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the central occupied West Bank, in order to avoid incurring a heavy demolition fee from the Israeli municipality, who ordered his home be destroyed under the pretext that it was built without an Israeli-issued permit, on Saturday.
The Ajlouni family said they were forced to demolish their own home after the Israeli municipality issued a demolition order against it under the pretext that it was built without the nearly-impossible to obtain Israeli permit. The demolished home was a three-storey building and measured 40-square-meters. In addition, eight family members, including children, were living in the home. Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in East Jerusalem, though the Jerusalem municipality has claimed that compared to the Jewish population, they receive a disproportionately low number of permit applications from Palestinian communities, which also see high approval ratings. For Jewish Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem’s illegal settlements, the planning, marketing, development, and infrastructure are funded and executed by the Israeli government. By contrast, in Palestinian neighborhoods, all the burden falls on individual families to contend with a lengthy permit application that can last several years and cost tens of thousands of dollars. According to Daniel Seidemann of the NGO Terrestrial Jerusalem, “Since 1967, the Government of Israel has directly engaged in the construction of 55,000 units for Israelis in East Jerusalem; in contrast, fewer than 600 units have been built for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the last of which were built 40 years ago. So much for (Jerusalem Mayor Nir) Barkat’s claim ‘we build for everyone.’” According to UN documentation, three Palestinians were displaced and five buildings have been demolished in East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year as of Jan. 29. In 2017, a total of 142 buildings were destroyed in East Jerusalem, displacing 233 Palestinians. |
13 apr 2019
The Israeli occupation authority in Jerusalem on Saturday forced a Jerusalemite family to demolish their own house in the Old City.
According to local sources, the family of Ajlouni had to knock down its home in as-Sa’diyya neighborhood near the Aqsa Mosque to avoid exorbitant expenses if the Israeli municipality sent bulldozers to demolish it.
The deadline that had been set by an Israeli court and the municipality for the demolition of the family’s house expired today.
According to local sources, the family of Ajlouni had to knock down its home in as-Sa’diyya neighborhood near the Aqsa Mosque to avoid exorbitant expenses if the Israeli municipality sent bulldozers to demolish it.
The deadline that had been set by an Israeli court and the municipality for the demolition of the family’s house expired today.
A horde of extremist Jewish settlers on Friday stole one sheep belonging to a Palestinian shepherd in the northern Jordan Valley.
The sheep belongs to Zuhdi Abu Muhsen, a resident of al-Farisiya area in the northern Jordan Valley.
Khairi Abu Muhsen, the shepherd’s son, said that a group of settlers chased one of his father’s sheep, bundled it into a car and drove away.
Jewish settlers living in illegal settlements in the northern Jordan valley brutalize Palestinian shepherds and farmers almost every day under military protection, and sometimes they kill or steal cattle.
The sheep belongs to Zuhdi Abu Muhsen, a resident of al-Farisiya area in the northern Jordan Valley.
Khairi Abu Muhsen, the shepherd’s son, said that a group of settlers chased one of his father’s sheep, bundled it into a car and drove away.
Jewish settlers living in illegal settlements in the northern Jordan valley brutalize Palestinian shepherds and farmers almost every day under military protection, and sometimes they kill or steal cattle.
11 apr 2019
Israeli forces confiscated four Palestinian vehicles, overnight, from the Beit Ummar town in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron.
Locals reported that Israeli forces raided the Khillet al-Madabe area in western Beit Ummar, and confiscated four vehicles.
Reasons of confiscation were not yet identified.
Locals reported that Israeli forces raided the Khillet al-Madabe area in western Beit Ummar, and confiscated four vehicles.
Reasons of confiscation were not yet identified.
10 apr 2019
The Israeli authorities issued a military order to confiscate 401 dunams of Palestinian lands in the al-Arroub refugee camp, Beit Ummar and Halhul towns in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron.
The confiscation reportedly comes for the opening of a settlement road that would go from the illegal Etzion settlement in northern Hebron until Halhul town, which would confiscate more than 1273 dunams.
The Israeli authorities claimed that the road would be of public advantage regarding the security of both Palestinians and Israeli settlers. However, Palestinians say that the road would isolate the al-Arroub refugee camp, the Beit Umar town and big parts of Halhul.
Locals were allowed some 50 days to appeal against the plan.
According to reports, Israel aims to connect Jerusalem with the illegal Israeli settlements of Kiryat Arba and the Karmei Tzur, and eventually ban Palestinians from using the road.
The confiscation reportedly comes for the opening of a settlement road that would go from the illegal Etzion settlement in northern Hebron until Halhul town, which would confiscate more than 1273 dunams.
The Israeli authorities claimed that the road would be of public advantage regarding the security of both Palestinians and Israeli settlers. However, Palestinians say that the road would isolate the al-Arroub refugee camp, the Beit Umar town and big parts of Halhul.
Locals were allowed some 50 days to appeal against the plan.
According to reports, Israel aims to connect Jerusalem with the illegal Israeli settlements of Kiryat Arba and the Karmei Tzur, and eventually ban Palestinians from using the road.
The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem delivered demolition notices to residential structures in the Issawiya neighborhood, on Wednesday.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that joint teams from the Israeli municipality and police raided the neighborhood and delivered demolition notices, summons for 13 residential structures, under the pretext that they were built without the Israeli-issued building permits.
Abu al-Hummus pointed out that some of the notified buildings were built more than 15 years ago.
Some of the buildings were identified as belonging to the Mahmoud, Darwish, Hamdan and al-Zaatari families.
Abu al-Hummus added that the Israeli municipality inspector took footage of dozens of buildings and homes in the neighborhood.
Tensions increased in the neighborhood following the delivery of notices.
Israel uses the pretext of building without a permit to carry out demolitions of Palestinian-owned homes on a regular basis.
Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in East Jerusalem, though the Jerusalem municipality has claimed that compared to the Jewish population, they receive a disproportionately low number of permit applications from Palestinian communities, which also see high approval ratings.
For Jewish Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem's illegal settlements, the planning, marketing, development, and infrastructure are funded and executed by the Israeli government. By contrast, in Palestinian neighborhoods, all the burden falls on individual families to contend with a lengthy permit application that can last several years and cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Israel Issues Demolition Orders Against Several Homes In Jerusalem
The Israeli “City Council” in occupied East Jerusalem issued, Wednesday, demolition orders targeting several homes in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the heart of the city.
Raed Abu Mayyala, a member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-‘Isawiya, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by members of the City Council, invaded the town, before breaking into many homes and buildings.
He added that the soldiers handed several Palestinians the demolition orders and summoned many of them for interrogation.
The Israeli authorities are claiming that the buildings were constructed without permits from the City council.
While Israel continues to build and expands its illegal, segregated colonies, the Palestinians are constantly denied construction permits, and even the few who receive them end up paying large amounts just for the paperwork, in addition to the already high fees imposed on the permit applications.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that joint teams from the Israeli municipality and police raided the neighborhood and delivered demolition notices, summons for 13 residential structures, under the pretext that they were built without the Israeli-issued building permits.
Abu al-Hummus pointed out that some of the notified buildings were built more than 15 years ago.
Some of the buildings were identified as belonging to the Mahmoud, Darwish, Hamdan and al-Zaatari families.
Abu al-Hummus added that the Israeli municipality inspector took footage of dozens of buildings and homes in the neighborhood.
Tensions increased in the neighborhood following the delivery of notices.
Israel uses the pretext of building without a permit to carry out demolitions of Palestinian-owned homes on a regular basis.
Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in East Jerusalem, though the Jerusalem municipality has claimed that compared to the Jewish population, they receive a disproportionately low number of permit applications from Palestinian communities, which also see high approval ratings.
For Jewish Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem's illegal settlements, the planning, marketing, development, and infrastructure are funded and executed by the Israeli government. By contrast, in Palestinian neighborhoods, all the burden falls on individual families to contend with a lengthy permit application that can last several years and cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Israel Issues Demolition Orders Against Several Homes In Jerusalem
The Israeli “City Council” in occupied East Jerusalem issued, Wednesday, demolition orders targeting several homes in the al-‘Isawiya town, in the heart of the city.
Raed Abu Mayyala, a member of the Follow-Up Committee in al-‘Isawiya, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by members of the City Council, invaded the town, before breaking into many homes and buildings.
He added that the soldiers handed several Palestinians the demolition orders and summoned many of them for interrogation.
The Israeli authorities are claiming that the buildings were constructed without permits from the City council.
While Israel continues to build and expands its illegal, segregated colonies, the Palestinians are constantly denied construction permits, and even the few who receive them end up paying large amounts just for the paperwork, in addition to the already high fees imposed on the permit applications.
9 apr 2019
|
|
The Israeli Civil Administration are planning to seize hundreds of Palestinian-owned agricultural lands, in the northern Jordan Valley, on Tuesday afternoon.
Mutaz Bisharat, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the Jordan Valley/Tubas district, told Ma'an that the Israeli Civil Administration staff distributed notices to Palestinian residents of Tubas, Tayasir, and Tamoun regarding seizure of their lands. Bisharat confirmed that 384.49 dunams (about 95 acres) of Palestinian-owned lands would be seized by Israeli authorities. Bisharat also pointed out that the seizure is set to take place, in order to build new roads for Israeli settlers, which would be built only a few meters from Taysir’s elementary school. |
The Jordan Valley forms a third of the occupied West Bank, with 88
percent of its land classified as Area C -- under full Israeli military
control.
57 percent of the land in the Jordan Valley has been declared closed military zones, also known as a "firing zones," where Israeli army forces routinely train using live ammunition and explosive devices.
Nearly 20 percent of the occupied West Bank has been declared "firing zones" since the 1970s, but according to the UN, some 80 percent of these areas are not in fact used for military training.
However, when military training does take place, Israeli forces families to leave their homes for hours or days at a time until the drill is over
57 percent of the land in the Jordan Valley has been declared closed military zones, also known as a "firing zones," where Israeli army forces routinely train using live ammunition and explosive devices.
Nearly 20 percent of the occupied West Bank has been declared "firing zones" since the 1970s, but according to the UN, some 80 percent of these areas are not in fact used for military training.
However, when military training does take place, Israeli forces families to leave their homes for hours or days at a time until the drill is over
The Israeli occupation authorities on Monday seized vast tracts of Palestinian farmland in seven villages south of Nablus in favor of the construction of a new settler road.
Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Daghlas said that the Israeli authorities on Monday ordered the confiscation of about 406 dunums of privately-owned Palestinian land in the villages of Burin, Huwara, Beita, Awarta, Yatma, al-Sawiya, and Yasuf, south of Nablus.
Daghlas affirmed that the new land seizure and road construction move means entrenching the separation between the Palestinians and Israeli settlers, and serves as a prelude to bringing more Israelis to settle in the West Bank.
Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Daghlas said that the Israeli authorities on Monday ordered the confiscation of about 406 dunums of privately-owned Palestinian land in the villages of Burin, Huwara, Beita, Awarta, Yatma, al-Sawiya, and Yasuf, south of Nablus.
Daghlas affirmed that the new land seizure and road construction move means entrenching the separation between the Palestinians and Israeli settlers, and serves as a prelude to bringing more Israelis to settle in the West Bank.
The Israeli occupation army on Monday ordered a number of Palestinian citizens to evacuate their own lands in Battir town, west of Bethlehem in the West Bank.
Local official Hasan Berejiya said that Israeli forces stormed al-Khimar area of the town and handed local residents notices ordering them to evacuate their lands at the pretext they are Israeli state property.
According to the notices, the landowners were given 30 days to file an objection against the military order.
Al-Khimar area of Battir town has been exposed to a frenzied attack by the Israeli army and Jewish settlers, who try to seize it through placing mobile homes and planting saplings.
Local official Hasan Berejiya said that Israeli forces stormed al-Khimar area of the town and handed local residents notices ordering them to evacuate their lands at the pretext they are Israeli state property.
According to the notices, the landowners were given 30 days to file an objection against the military order.
Al-Khimar area of Battir town has been exposed to a frenzied attack by the Israeli army and Jewish settlers, who try to seize it through placing mobile homes and planting saplings.
|
|
A Palestinian from Beit Jala City, in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, was forced to demolish his own home upon order by the Israeli authorities, on Tuesday.
Locals said that resident of the Bir Ouna area, Ayman Zreineh, demolished his own two-floor home upon receiving an order by the Israeli authorities to carry out the demolition within 48 hours, under the pretext that the house was built without an Israeli-issued building permit. Sources added that six houses, belonging to the Zreineh family, were recently demolished in the Bir Ouna area. Israeli bulldozers had demolished another Palestinian home in the area one week ago, under the same pretext. Bir Ouna is classified as Area C and is under Israeli military control. Nearly all Palestinian applications for building permits in Area C are denied by the Israeli authorities, forcing communities to build illegally. According to Palestinians and rights groups, Israel’s overall goal, both in its policies in Area C and Israel’s settlement enterprise, is to depopulate the land of its Palestinian residents and replace them with Jewish Israeli communities in order to manipulate population demographics in all of historic Palestine. Israel rarely grants Palestinians permits to build in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, although the estimated 550,000 Jewish Israeli |
settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory are more easily given building permits and allowed to expand their homes and properties.
