‘Israel’ orders Palestinian family to empty their home for demolition
Jerusalem (QNN)- A Palestinian family from Silwan village in the occupied Jerusalem embarked last night on emptying their home after the Israeli municipality informed them that the home will be demolished soon under the pretext of lacking an Israeli-issued construction permit.
Khaled Abu Tayeh, member of the Silwan Land Defense Committee, told WAFA that the Israeli municipality notified the family of Ahmad Hejazi to empty their home ahead of an imminent demolition by the municipality.
He said the family built their home in 2014 without getting a permit due to the unreasonable prerequisites imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on planning and construction for the native Palestinian citizens of the city, unlike the colonial Israeli settler population who enjoy unlimited facilities on construction and tax exemptions.
Almost 75 percent of applications for a permit by the Palestinian citizens of Jerusalem are rejected by the municipality, according to rights groups.
Since the start of 2021, the Israeli occupation authorities have demolished, seized or forced people to demolish at least 199 Palestinian-owned structures, including 77 donor-funded, displacing 285 people, including some 150 children. This represents an over 200 per cent increase in structures targeted, and an over 500 per cent increase in donor-funded structures targeted, compared to the equivalent period in 2020, according to OCHA.
Obtaining an Israeli building permit in Area C of the West Bank is impossible, while in East Jerusalem it is close to being impossible forcing Palestinians to risk building on their lands without a permit.
