Palestinian businesses demolished in East Jerusalem

[mudplanet]

Palestinian businesses demolished in East Jerusalem
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JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli authorities on Wednesday demolished the businesses of a Palestinian resident northeast of Jerusalem, witnesses said.

Forces destroyed two garages, a car wash and building materials belonging to Abed Al-Aziz Al-Khatib, a resident of Hizma.

The buildings provided the main source of income for Al-Khatib's 50-member family, he said.

In a report released Tuesday, Israeli rights group Ir Amim noted a sharp increase in home demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem, a move it said was intended to drive Palestinian residents out.

Israel says it demolishes buildings constructed without a permit. But Palestinian residents say such permits are nearly impossible to obtain.

Meanwhile Israeli forces on Tuesday handed a number of demolition orders to residents of the Ein Assy area in Halhul south of the West Bank city of Hebron, locals said.

Residents said Israeli authorities told them the buildings were slated for demolition because they were built without permission in Area C, under full Israeli planning control.

Area C makes up 60 percent of the West Bank, and Palestinian building is rarely approved by Israeli authorities.

Locals said most of the homes to be demolished have been inhabited for many years, and that one of the buildings was a Palestinian Authority civil defense center.

Israel's Civil Administration could not be reached for comment by phone.

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[azurnoir]

1. well 'they ' have to be reminded who's country they're in

and that is the bestest and I suspect most satisfying way to do it, I mean those poor Israeli's have to settle for a mere 62% of the West Bank and East Jerusalem , let them build on their own land that's Jordan right nope not quite at least according to the emblem of Israel's leadership party or it's so called "predecessor" BTW how much is former 'occupier' of Israel's land going to be charged for inconveniencing Israel?

heck they're all Arabs let them move to Yemen

[ilaughatrightwingers]

2. Better yet

Let Israel do a population swap: dump all the Palestinians in these other mooz-lim countries in return for the remaining Jews in those places. Too bad the UN won't allow it....