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Israeli Bulldozers Remove Large Areas of Ma’man-Allah (Mamanullah) GraveyardSaed Bannoura - IMEMC - Israel has already destroyed most of the ancient graves, which were replaced with coffee shops, a public yard, and roads. The recent works are preparing the ground for building the “Museum Of Tolerance”[sic!-bz]. 22/1/2013
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Israel to change route of separation fence near Jerusalem to cut off Palestinians from E-1 area Chaim Levinson - Haaretz - [During his last days as] Defense Minister Ehud Barak has decided to close the breach in the separation fence between Jerusalem and Ma`aleh Adumim. The breach in the wall at Al-Zaim was reportedly left intact to allow Ma`aleh Adumim to be encircled by a huge loop in the security fence. The plan is to be presented to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his approval next week. bz22/1/2013
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Municipality Demolishes House in East JerusalemWAFA - "Residents of East Jerusalem tend to build houses without permits because the Municipality do not grant them any construction permits, forcing them to break the law." - id 16/1/2013
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2 teens accused of assaulting Arab strike pleaAviel Magnezi - Ynet - "The two`s lawyers were apparently able to strike a deal with the Jerusalem Prosecution, according to which they will be charged only with inciting violence." - id 16/1/2013
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December settlement activity in Jerusalem Sergio Yahni - AIC - "During December Israel […] sped up resolutions for construction in the settlements within the Jerusalem municipal borders. In the week between 16-23 December, the Israeli Interior Ministry`s planning committee approved construction of over 5,000 housing units in East Jerusalem. These include 2,610 units in the Givat HaMatos settlement, currently a caravan park for disenfranchised Israelis, 1,500 in Ramot Shlomo, an ultra-orthodox settlement near the Palestinian neighborhood of Shuafat, and 1,000 units in Gilo, a middle class settlement in southern East Jerusalem. This is the largest number of tenders offered since the beginning of the century"14/1/2013
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Netanyahu Claims Settlements Do Not Threaten PeaceSaed Bannoura - IMEMC - "Two days ago, Netanyahu claimed that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, continues to ignore what he called “all Israeli efforts to resume direct peace talks”, and accused Abbas of placing “impossible preconditions”." - id 9/1/2013
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Likud extreme-rightist Feiglin detained at a Temple Mount provocation Melanie Lidman/Gil Hofman - Moshe Feiglin, the most extreme-right of the Likud Party`s parliamentary candidates in the current elections, was detained when trying to pray loudly on Jerusalem`s Temple Mount (Haram a-Sharif). This highly sensitive compound had been the site of the Jewish Temple 2000 years ago, but for the past 1300 years it is among the most sacred of Islam`s holy sites. Members of other religions are allowed to visit there, but not pray or perform any religious observances and rites. Feiglin asserted that he was acting under authorization from God and also claimed to be "defending civil liberties". Also arrested in the same incident were a fellow right-wing Israeli and three Palestinians. Feiglin had already been arrested twice before in similar circumstances. 1/1/2013
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Family of 23 left homeless by East Jerusalem house demolition Saed Bannoura - IMEMC - More than 200 Israeli troops decended upon the home of the 58 Mohammad Abed Shqeirat, of Jabal Mokabbir in East Jerusalem. The family - including nine children and twelve grandchildren - was evicted and the house demolished by bulldozers. Since 1997 Shqeirat had been trying to get a building permit from the Jerusalem Municipality - but in vain.1/1/2013
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Eviction of East Jerusalem family temporarily postponedMya Guarnieri - +972 Magazine - The Shamasneh family were to be evicted from their home in Sheikh Jarrah on the last day of 2012. The house would have been passed to the Israeli Custodian for Absentee Property and thence to settlers. The Jerusalem District Court ordered the eviction to be postponed until March 1, 2013 after the family’s lawyer appealed to Israel’s high court. Activists and politicians who support the Shamasnehs emphasize that this is just a temporary postponement in the eviction, and that the family of 10 is still in danger of losing their house. 1/1/2013
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