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Jordan Valley village to be razed for third time

Ma`an
15/08/2010
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TUBAS (Ma`an) -- Several rebuilt structures in a Jordan Valley village will be razed again, after Israel`s Civil Administration handed out demolition warrants Sunday morning, an official said.

Less than a month ago, the Al-Farisiya village saw 120 structures demolished, belonging to 28 residents. The structures were rebuilt by the Palestinian Authority, but six were razed again by the Civil Administration.

Residents, along with Israeli and international peace activists, rebuilt the structures two weeks ago but they face demolition again, head of the Al-Malih village council and the Bedouin neighborhoods Aarif Daraghma said.

A spokesman for Israel`s Civil Administration did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.

On 19 July, the Civil Administration entered the area and demolished 20 animal shelters and agricultural buildings, saying they were constructed without authorization in the Area C designated by the 1993 Oslo Accords. Under the plan, areas outside major cities were to have remained under Israeli civil and military control and gradually handed over to the Palestinians.

The buildings were reconstructed by the town`s residents, who called the demolitions illegal.

Ever since, several shacks, homes, and agricultural structures were torn down in the Al-Farisiya village by the administration, which has complete planning and building control over Area C, under which the village`s outskirts are categorized.

A recent UN report said 86 structures in the Jordan Valley were demolished two weeks ago, and 17 others were demolished in other areas of the West Bank the week after.

`The spate of demolitions raises concerns over whether Israeli authorities could further escalate demolitions throughout Area C,` a UN report said, noting more than 3,000 demolition orders handed down by Israeli officials to locals were still outstanding.

`Currently, it is nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain building permits to maintain, repair or construct homes, animal shelters or necessary infrastructure in Area C,` the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its latest report on Area C.

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