House Demolished, Trees Uprooted in Anata

25.10.11 - 23:03

PNN  On Tuesday, Israeli forces demolished a 120-square foot house in the village of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, as well as uprooted trees and removed barbed wires placed on village land. (PNN Archive)     A group of Israeli soldiers entered the village from the northeast and imposed a military blockade of the village before it began demolitions. According to Palestinian official news wire Wafa, the Israeli forces claimed that the Palestinian buildings were illegally constructed in an Israeli area. Unconfirmed sources reported limited confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces, who allegedly used excessive force.

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Basim Hjazee Demolished His House with His Own Hands

Wednesday, 28 September, 2011 | 00:05

Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) --  Basim Hjazee was forced to demolish his own house which lies in the neighbourhood of al Abaseya in Silwan.

Hjazee received a demolition order from theJerusalemMunicipalityas well as a fine 15,000 NIS ( $1=3.70 NIS)  before Jerusalem Municipality  bulldozers reached the house to demolish an added room.  His house is 54 square meters and houses 5 family members. It is worth mentioning that it is not the first time theJerusalemMunicipalityobliged Hjazee to remove the roof of the same room and made him pay 7500NIS.

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