House demolition in A-Tur, East Jerusalem, June 2009. A Day after the municipality of Jerusalem announced it'd stop demolishing homes in East Jerusalem, Abu-Jumaa's house in A-Tur was demolished (Photo: Activestills)

Municipality of Jerusalem issues demolition orders to displace 19 Palestinian residents

Inspectors of Jerusalem municipality on Monday handed a demolition warrant to a Palestinian family notifying them that two residential buildings are scheduled to be demolished, potentially displacing 19 people. According to Ma’an Palestinian News Agency, the Siyam family where told that the buildings in Silwan neighborhood would be demolished “because they were constructed without the…