Statistics for 2016 Include Record Number of Demolitions in the OPT

Preliminary analysis of data collected by OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) indicates that, during 2016, the Israeli authorities demolished or seized 1,089 Palestinian-owned structures throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, displacing 1,593 Palestinians and affecting the livelihoods of another 7,101. These are the highest…

Demolition of an Arab home in occupied East Jerusalem

Towards Amona, Netanyahu Seeks to Appease Right — Green Lights Demolition of Arab Homes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to push ahead the demolition of homes belonging to Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, as well as Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem, in “an attempt to appease the right for the expected evacuation of the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona.” According governmental sources: “During talks led by Netanyahu…