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August 6th, 2007
As a continuation of the policy of displacement and replacement, the
Israel occupation authorities (IOA) have maintained the pace of
demolishing Palestinian houses in occupied Jerusalem for several
reasons, the most prominent of which is 'security' or the ' lack of
licensing'. By so doing, the IOA have violated article 53 of fourth
Geneva convention which states that 'any destruction by the occupying
power of real or personal property belonging individually or
collectively to private persons, or to the State, or to other public
authorities, or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited,
except where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by
military operations'.
During the first half of 2007, the total of 67 housing units were
demolished in Jerusalem under the pretext of un-licensing. This figure
is double the one for the same period of last year -33 houses - and
equals the one for whole year of 2006 - 68 houses:
Table
1: House demolition comparison by month and year
|
Month |
Year 2006
No. of demolished units |
Year 2007
No. of demolished units |
|
January |
11 |
24 |
|
February |
6 |
15 |
|
March |
7 |
7 |
|
April |
2 |
1 |
|
May |
4 |
12 |
|
June |
3 |
8 |
|
Total |
33 |
67 |
Source: Field work by LRC
|
Table 2: House demolition
in Jerusalem during the first six months of 2007 by name of
owner, date of demolition, location, area, No. of housing
units and No. of family member |
|
No. |
Owner's name |
Demolition date
|
Location |
Area in M2 |
No. |
No. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing unit |
Room |
Fam.mem |
|
1 |
Muluk Kazem Abdullah |
15/01/2007 |
At Tur |
130 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
|
2 |
Mohammed Nu'man Abasi |
16/01/2007 |
Silwan |
153 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
|
3 |
Basem Seyam |
16/01/2007 |
Athuri |
300 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
|
4 |
Inshirah Abdul Min'im Ar Razim |
21/01/2007 |
Wadi Qadum |
200 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
|
5 |
Hani Mohammed Saleh |
21/01/2007 |
Um Al Lahm |
150 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
6 |
Mohammed Hammad A'mas |
22/01/2007 |
Sur Baher |
1500 |
8 |
32 |
31 |
|
7 |
Jamal at Tawil |
23/01/2007 |
Asawahra Asharqiya |
60 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
|
8 |
Amer Abu Diyab |
23/01/2007 |
Jabel Al Mukaber |
60 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
9 |
Abu Zahriya |
28/01/2007 |
Beit Hanina |
NA |
1 |
NA |
NA |
|
10 |
Majed Isa Barakat |
29/01/2007 |
Neve Samuel |
40 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
11 |
Na'im and Khalil Tamiza |
30/01/2007 |
Izariya |
100 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
12 |
Ghadir Khalil Abu Ghaliya |
30/01/2007 |
Aza'yyem |
75 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
13 |
Nayef Ashuweiki |
30/01/2007 |
Beit Hanina |
NA |
1 |
NA |
NA |
|
14 |
Mohammed Ahmad Al Hirsh |
30/01/2007 |
Izariya |
300 |
2 |
14 |
26 |
|
|
Total- January
-2007 |
3068 |
24 |
95 |
125 |
|
15 |
Omer Mohammed Sariy'a |
26/02/2007 |
Izariya |
100 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
|
16 |
Ibrahim Musa 'Anati |
28/02/2007 |
At Tur |
720 |
12 |
36 |
30 |
|
17 |
Hani Salim as Sayyad |
28/02/2007 |
At Tur |
60 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
Total-
February -2007 |
880 |
15 |
48 |
45 |
|
18 |
Ali Isma'il Abu Sarhan |
14/03/2007 |
Sur Baher |
100 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
|
19 |
Musa Shehada 'Attun |
14/03/2007 |
Sur Baher |
650 |
4 |
32 |
30 |
|
20 |
Su'ad Mohammed Shanak |
19/03/2007 |
Sheikh Jarrah |
150 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
|
21 |
Samira Lot Salayma |
28/03/2007 |
Silwan |
60 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
|
Total
-March-2007 |
960 |
7 |
46 |
56 |
|
22 |
Nawaf Shalalda |
24/04/2007 |
At Tur |
100 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
Total- April-
2007 |
100 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
23 |
Daood Ali Naser |
7/5/2007 |
Esaweyyah |
350 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
|
24 |
Hani Hasan Tutah |
7/5/2007 |
Wadi Al Juz |
80 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
25 |
Khalaf Salim Al Bakhit |
20/05/2007 |
Sur Baher |
60 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
|
26 |
Mohammed Khalaf Al Bakhit |
20/05/2007 |
Sur Baher |
60 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
27 |
Salim Khalaf Al Bakhit |
20/05/2007 |
Sur Baher |
60 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
28 |
Ayman Musa Hammad |
20/05/2007 |
Sur Baher |
80 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
29 |
Siham Mahmud Jaber |
20/05/2007 |
Sur Baher |
80 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
30 |
Husam Ali Sulieman |
27/05/2007 |
Beit Safafa |
100 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
31 |
Ali Mahmud 'Iliayn |
28/05/2007 |
Beit Safafa |
100 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
32 |
Zaynab Ibrahim Kabaja |
28/05/2007 |
Old city |
40 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
|
33 |
Abdul Karim Mish'al |
28/05/2007 |
Sharafat |
110 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
|
|
Total- May
2007 |
1120 |
12 |
48 |
64 |
|
34 |
Ali Mhammed Musa Jum'a |
11/6/2007 |
Jabel Al Mukaber |
100 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
35 |
Jamil Ahmad Shuqirat |
11/6/2007 |
Asawahra Asharqiya |
60 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
36 |
Yusif Al Mu'aqat |
19/06/2007 |
At Tur |
112 |
1 |
4 |
30 |
|
37 |
Ayman Al Mu'aqat |
19/06/2007 |
At Tur |
112 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
38 |
Emad Al Mu'aqat |
19/06/2007 |
At Tur |
112 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
39 |
Anan Al Mu'aqat |
19/06/2007 |
At Tur |
112 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
40 |
Adnan Al Mu'aqat |
19/06/2007 |
At Tur |
112 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
41 |
Othmana Emran Yasini |
19/06/2007 |
Silwan |
100 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Total- June-
2007 |
820 |
8 |
30 |
69 |
|
|
Over all Total |
6948 |
67 |
272 |
367 |
Source: Field work by LRC
In addition, from 1967 until the end of 1996, the Israeli occupation
authorities demolished at least 2500 house in Jerusalem, and from the
beginning of 1997 until the end of last June, 863 house were
demolished, See table 3.
Table 3: Demolition, closure and seizure of Palestinian houses and other
structures
by year under the pretext of un-licensing and security Jerusalem
governorate
|
Year |
# of house
demolished |
# of other
structures demolished |
# of tent
demolished |
# of House
closed |
# of house
seized |
Eviction under
the pretext of being old |
Total |
No. of
affected people |
|
|
1997 |
27 |
56 |
58 |
-- |
4 |
0 |
145 |
NA |
|
|
1998 |
31 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
NA |
|
|
1999 |
39 |
-- |
17 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
64 |
NA |
|
|
2000 |
33 |
1 |
45 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
83 |
200 |
|
|
2001 |
78 |
9 |
-- |
2 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
500 |
|
|
2002 |
78 |
12 |
-- |
10 |
-- |
0 |
98 |
509 |
|
|
2003 |
147 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
178 |
996 |
|
|
2004 |
175 |
50 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
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