House Demolition News Archive

  • Driving Palestinians out of their homes in “east” Jerusalem is, as you can imagine, a dirty business. But its not terribly difficult. The Palestinians are a vulnerable population, poor (70% subsist on less than $2 a day), completely unprotected by the law or Israeli courts, and targeted by determined Jewish...

    ‘Judaizing’ Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem, with backing from Americans

    Driving Palestinians out of their homes in “east” Jerusalem is, as you can imagine, a dirty business. But its not terribly difficult. The Palestinians are a vulnerable population, poor (70% subsist on less than $2 a day), completely unprotected by the law or Israeli courts, and targeted by determined Jewish...

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  • The recent ICAHD publication ‘The Judaization of Palestine: 2011 Displacement Trends’  provides a political analysis of the root causes and consequences of Israel’s house demolition policy, focusing on the demolition of Palestinian homes and other structures in the Occupied West Bank. House demolitions and forced evictions are among Israel’s most heinous practices...

    ICAHD report documents record number of evictions in 2011

    The recent ICAHD publication ‘The Judaization of Palestine: 2011 Displacement Trends’  provides a political analysis of the root causes and consequences of Israel’s house demolition policy, focusing on the demolition of Palestinian homes and other structures in the Occupied West Bank. House demolitions and forced evictions are among Israel’s most heinous practices...

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  • The village of Fasayil is located in the middle of the Jordan Valley off Road 90. The lower area of the village is located in area A, and is under Palestinian Authority control, while both middle and upper Fasayil are located in area C, under Israeli control. Fasayil Al Wusta...

    Homes demolished in Fasayil

    The village of Fasayil is located in the middle of the Jordan Valley off Road 90. The lower area of the village is located in area A, and is under Palestinian Authority control, while both middle and upper Fasayil are located in area C, under Israeli control. Fasayil Al Wusta...

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  • Israeli authorities demolished Beit Arabiya (“Arabiya’s House”) last night (Monday, January 23rd) for the fifth time, along with structures in the East Anata Bedouin compound. Beit Arabiya, located in the West Bank town of Anata (Area C) just to the northeast of Jerusalem, is a living symbol of resistance to...

    ICAHD Peace Center ‘Beit Arabiya’ Demolished for the Fifth Time

    Israeli authorities demolished Beit Arabiya (“Arabiya’s House”) last night (Monday, January 23rd) for the fifth time, along with structures in the East Anata Bedouin compound. Beit Arabiya, located in the West Bank town of Anata (Area C) just to the northeast of Jerusalem, is a living symbol of resistance to...

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  • On the morning of January 24th, Israeli authorities demolished the home of the Abu Omar family, rebuilt by ICAHD in July 2011. The Abu Omar family home, built in 1990 on privately owned land, was demolished by the Israeli military in 2005. Ahmed Abu Omar (46) had applied for a building permit, but was...

    Anata Home Rebuilt by ICAHD Demolished

    On the morning of January 24th, Israeli authorities demolished the home of the Abu Omar family, rebuilt by ICAHD in July 2011. The Abu Omar family home, built in 1990 on privately owned land, was demolished by the Israeli military in 2005. Ahmed Abu Omar (46) had applied for a building permit, but was...

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  • ICAHD Staff Jeff Halper, Director of ICAHD, received the Kant World Citizen Prize 2009, together with Brazilian Bishop Dom Luiz Cappio. It was awarded to the two prominent human rights activists by the Kant Foundation of Freiburg, Germany. The main purpose of the foundation is the promotion of courageous and...

    Dr. Jeff Halper Receives Kant World Citizen Prize

    ICAHD Staff Jeff Halper, Director of ICAHD, received the Kant World Citizen Prize 2009, together with Brazilian Bishop Dom Luiz Cappio. It was awarded to the two prominent human rights activists by the Kant Foundation of Freiburg, Germany. The main purpose of the foundation is the promotion of courageous and...

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