Published: 17 January 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Arab mayors consider strike as Israel razes houses – Shlomi Eldar – Al-Monitor 13.01.17
Israel's demolition of 11 homes in an Arab village has prompted its mayor to resign in only the first wave of outraged responses from the Arab-Israeli leadership, which has scheduled an emergency rally and is debating a mass resignation.
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Thousands rally in Israeli Arab town after State demolishes homes – Jack Khoury – Haaretz 13.01.17
City mayor says Israeli bureaucratic obstructionism and planning discrimination forces the country's Arab population to build their homes illegally.
First week of 2017: Israel demolishes homes of 151 Palestinians, almost four times last year's average – Amira Hass – Haaretz 07.01.17
The IDF's Civil Administration is carrying out Netanyahu’s vow to demolish the homes of Arabs with a vengeance.
Israel wrecks 18 Palestinian structures for every one it licenses in West Bank's Area C – Yotam Berger – Haaretz 27.12.16
Civil Administration data also show a steep rise in building permits for Area C to 37 in the first half of 2016, after just seven in 2015. In three years, Palestinians submitted 1,253 requests for construction permits in Area C 53 were approved.
Palestinian, Israeli activists detained as Israeli forces uproot hundreds of olive trees – Ma’an News Agency 16.01.17
The trees are being destroyed to make way for a settlement road. Israeli forces declared the area to be a military zone, banning access to journalists, activists, and the landowners.
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