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A spike in both home demolitions and settlement building in East Jerusalem is forcing Palestinians out of their houses — and jobs.Judith Sudilovsky - +972 - His home in Silwan, which he shared with his parents, joined the ranks of the 155 Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem the Jerusalem municipality has demolished so far this year. The reason: it had been built without a permit. Abbasi, whose home was built in 2011, said they had been trying to get a building permit for years. [bz]26/11/2019
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Daily police violence is the new norm in Issawiya — with no end in sightOren Ziv - +972 Magazine - For the past six months, Israeli police have subjected Issawiya`s residents to daily raids and arrests. No one seems to know the goal of the operation — including the police.[ak]26/11/2019
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Jerusalem: Israel approves controversial Old City cable car planbbc.com - A controversial plan to build a cable car network in Jerusalem`s Old City to transport visitors to one of Judaism`s holiest sites has been approved by Israel`s housing cabinet. The cable cars will ferry up to 3,000 people an hour about 1.4km (0.9 miles) from West Jerusalem to the Western Wall in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel`s government says the project will reduce traffic congestion. But opponents say it will damage the area`s historic landscape. They intend to petition Israel`s High Court of Justice to stop it.-rh12/11/2019
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Soldiers Shoot A Woman, Abduct Her Son, In JerusalemIMEMC News - "raeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday evening, the al-‘Isawiya town in occupied East Jerusalem, and shot a woman with a rubber-coated steel bullet in her head, before abducting her teenage boy.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (SIlwanic) said the soldiers attacked many Palestinians, who were protesting the invasion into the area of a local mosque, especially after the soldiers stormed and searched stores and homes." ca8/11/2019
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Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitionsAssociated Press - Ynetnews - A rights group says Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem this year, the highest annual number since it began keeping records in 2004. The demolition of homes built without permits comes amid a major increase in Jewish settlement activity both in east Jerusalem and in the West Bank since President Donald Trump took office.Israeli officials did not respond to requests for comment.-rh 5/11/2019
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Birthright does not apply to Palestinians in JerusalemDaoud Kuttab - Arab Media Internet Network - Life has been difficult as a stateless person in Jerusalem for Mustafa Kharouf. He had the unfortunate case of being born to Jerusalem parents while they were in Algiers. His parents brought him back to Jerusalem but the Israelis for obvious racist reasons have refused to grant him residency in the only city he has lived in all his life. Ironically Jews around the world have a legal right not only to residency but also to citizenship in Israel simply because of what the government considers is their birthright because they belong to the Jewish faith.-rh 5/11/2019
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