[ 14/02/2010 - 06:40 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) handed a number of store owners in the area of Bab Al-Amud, the largest entrance of the occupied city of Jerusalem and one of its prominent landmarks, demolition orders at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Palestinian sources reported that Israeli municipal inspectors in the holy city handed the owners of shops in the area notices demanding them to evacuate within three days.
Wael Abu Al-Dab’at, one of the store owners, said Sunday that the owners and tenants did not receive the demolition notices from the Israeli high court and they were not given enough days for the evacuation.
Al-Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage had revealed that the Israeli municipal council decided to close the area of Bab Al-Amud for two years because of the excavations it intends to carry out under the area at the pretext of developing its infrastructure.
The foundation also unveiled a settlement project Israel intends to establish in the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amud overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque.
It added that the project is aimed to encourage settlers to buy apartments overlooking the Aqsa Mosque as a prelude to the building of the alleged temple on the ruins of the Aqsa Mosque, as this project was given an advertising slogan calling on settlers to enjoy seeing the temple by purchasing housing units in the neighborhood.
In another related context, MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular committee against the siege, warned Sunday of an Israeli plan to tighten the siege on Jerusalem and isolate it completely from the West Bank through expanding Qalandia military barrier and turning it into a crossing.
In a press release, Khudari explained that the expansion of this barrier would separate east Jerusalem completely from the West Bank and prevent thousands of Palestinians from reaching the holy city.
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