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<p><span class="article-details"><span class="article-detail">Sunday May 29, 2011 10:02</span><span class="article-detail"> by Saed Bannoura &#8211; IMEMC News</span></span></p>
<blockquote class="article-intro"><p><strong>Israeli authorities forced Mahmoud Aramin to demolish his house in East Jerusalem Sunday, or risk having it destroyed by an Israeli bulldozer, which would have resulted in an exorbitant fine.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p class="photo"><a name="attachment37199"></a> <img class="summary-image" title="Click on image to see full-sized version" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.imemc.org/attachments/may2011/homedemolition.jpg" alt="Home demolition in Jerusalem (archive image - activestills)" width="400" height="267" /><br />
Home demolition in Jerusalem (archive image &#8211; activestills)</p>
<p class="article">Aramin had already paid thousands of dollars in fines to the Jerusalem municipality in monthly installments, for having built an &#8216;unlicensed&#8217; house in East Jerusalem. Palestinians who live in East Jerusalem have not been granted building permits since 1967, and face frequent demolitions of their homes by Israeli authorities.</p>
<p>The forced demolition comes just days after the Israeli authorities authorized the construction of a 50-unit Jewish settlement in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood of East Jerusalem, not far from the home of Mahmoud Aramin.</p>
<p>According to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, “Since 1967, around 2,000 homes have been demolished in East Jerusalem. According to official statistics, from 2000 – 2008 the Israeli authorities demolished more than 670 East Jerusalem homes. The number of outstanding demolition orders is estimated at up to 20,000.”</p>
<p>The Committee also stated that even though Palestinians represent about 30% of Jerusalem&#8217;s population they are currently confined to reside in just 7% of the city&#8217;s area, in mostly inadequate housing. The master plan for Jerusalem follows the Israeli Government and Jerusalem Municipality policy of demographic and ethnic control, aimed at preserving demographics in the city at 70% Jewish to 30% Arab. This policy is clearly stated on the Jerusalem Municipality&#8217;s website.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imemc.org/article/61342">Source</a></p>
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