‘Demographic war’: Spike in Arab homes demolition in east Jerusalem slammed in new report

‘Demolitions of Arab homes in east Jerusalem have increased in the first half of 2016, a recent report says, while accusing the Israeli authorities of waging a “geographical and demographic war” against the Arab community.
“During the first six months of this year, 72 homes were demolished in east Jerusalem, while 113 nonresidential structures were torn down by the government,” Suhail Khalilieh, head of the Settlement Monitoring Department at the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ), who contributed to the report, told the Jerusalem Post. The group says it aims to promote “sustainable development in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
He added that the paper covers the demolitions of Arab homes which took place between January 1 and June 30 of this year.’
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