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<blockquote class="article-intro"><p>After the Israeli government  demolished a 3-story building Tuesday in the neighborhood of Umm al-Fahm  in East Jerusalem, the residents of the neighborhood declared a general  strike in protest of Israel&#8217;s demolition policy.</p></blockquote>
<p class="photo"><a name="attachment36284"></a> <img class="summary-image" title="Click on image to see full-sized version" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.imemc.org/attachments/jan2011/images_1.jpg" alt="Umm al-Fahm neighborhood (photo from palestineremembered.com)" width="259" height="194" /><br />
Umm al-Fahm neighborhood (photo from palestineremembered.com)</p>
<p class="article">Umm  al-Fahm has been at the center of a series of recent demolitions by  Israeli authorities, as it is located in an area slated for takeover by  the Israeli Jerusalem municipality as part of the &#8216;E1 Jerusalem Plan&#8217; to  &#8216;Judaize&#8217; East Jerusalem.</p>
<p>All of the businesses in the neighborhood observed the general strike,  which began Wednesday morning, and remained closed throughout the day in  protest.</p>
<p>Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem have markedly  increased over the last year, with Israeli settlers moving into the  area after Palestinian residents have been forcibly removed in many  cases.</p>
<p>In response to the ongoing demolitions, the residents of Umm al-Fahm  organized non-violent demonstrations, protest tents and strikes to  challenge the destruction of their homes.</p>
<p>The Palestinian Minister of Housing in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Yousef  Al-Mansi, condemned the Israeli demolition policy in a statement issued  after the latest home demolition in Umm al-Fahm on Tuesday &#8212; a  demolition which left a dozen family members homeless.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imemc.org/article/60360">Umm al-Fahm neighborhood organizes general strike in response to home demolitions &#8211; International Middle East Media Center</a>.</p>
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