Wednesday 25 November 2009

IOA demolition threatens family of 207 members


PIC

[ 25/11/2009 - 06:23 PM ]

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The family of Ja'abis in Jabal Al-Mukabir, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, expressed concern that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) would demolish their 53 apartments at the pretext of unlicensed construction which, if implemented, would render 207 citizens homeless including 117 children.

The Makdesi (Jerusalemite) institution said in a statement on Wednesday that its employees made a field tour of the area and were met with concern on the part of those family members.

They said that the IOA-controlled municipality of Jerusalem had ordered the demolition of homes surrounding their apartments, which made them fear that their turn was coming.

They added that the municipality turned down the family's requests for issuing construction permits while it recently endorsed the building of 110 housing units in a Jewish settlement not more than 150 meters away from their homes.

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