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UN: In 2014, Israel demolished 1,177 Palestinians’ homes in the West Bank
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/02/israel-demolished-palestiniansIsrael destroyed 590 Palestinian buildings in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2014, displacing 1,177 people, according to a new study by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This constitutes the highest level of displacement in the West Bank since the UN began monitoring the issue in 2008.
Amira Hass summarizes the findings of the OCHA report in Haaretz. She indicates that, in 2014, the Civil Administration of the Israel Defense Forces destroyed
• 493 buildings in the West Bank;
• the homes of 969 Palestinians in the West Bank;
• 97 buildings in East Jerusalem;
• the homes of 208 Palestinians in East Jerusalem; and
• an average of 9 Palestinian buildings per week.
In three days, from 20-22 January, 77 Palestinians, over half of whom were children, were made homeless by these demolitions. In just the week of 19-26 January, Israel destroyed 41 Palestinian buildings and delivered 45 construction stop orders and two demolition orders. All of these structures were owned by Bedouins and other pastoral communities. Some of the destroyed buildings had been donated by European humanitarian organizations, and Israel issued an order to stop construction on a park funded by foreign donor countries.
Amira Hass summarizes the findings of the OCHA report in Haaretz. She indicates that, in 2014, the Civil Administration of the Israel Defense Forces destroyed
• 493 buildings in the West Bank;
• the homes of 969 Palestinians in the West Bank;
• 97 buildings in East Jerusalem;
• the homes of 208 Palestinians in East Jerusalem; and
• an average of 9 Palestinian buildings per week.
In three days, from 20-22 January, 77 Palestinians, over half of whom were children, were made homeless by these demolitions. In just the week of 19-26 January, Israel destroyed 41 Palestinian buildings and delivered 45 construction stop orders and two demolition orders. All of these structures were owned by Bedouins and other pastoral communities. Some of the destroyed buildings had been donated by European humanitarian organizations, and Israel issued an order to stop construction on a park funded by foreign donor countries.
My fellow DUers, this destructive, colonial, apartheidist mindset of Israel needs to stop. Palestinian lives matter.
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Have you noticed how hard some try to censor what is posted in order to bury what they don't want you to read?
It's strange that I would see that from supposed Democrats on a Democratic message board.
I linked to Haaretz in that thread
mentioned nary a word regarding Breitbart.
Very curious indeed.
