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7,380 Approved Demolition Orders Against Palestinians Not Implemented
2006-01-13
Hatzofeh newspaper Correspondent Chagai Huberman reports today that as of now there are no less than 7,380 demolition orders against illegally built homes built by Palestinians in the West Bank filed by the Israeli Civil Authority and approved by the courts that have not been carried out.
In addition, Huberman notes, the Civil Authority has initiated a program under which Palestinians [but not Israelis] can apply for the head of the Civil Authority to waive the demolition orders on both legal and such humanitarian grounds as: the person invested all his savings in the house, the head of the household has many children, etc.
With regard to illegal construction inside the Green Line, Huberman reports that data from the Ministry of Interior shows that during the period 2003-2004 alone no less than 352 illegal Bedouin outposts were built in the Negev.
Huberman notes that the Arab MKs were rewarded for voting in favor of the retreat from Gaza and northern Samaria by the approval of the hook-up of hundreds of illegal Bedouin outposts in the Negev to electricity.
Source: IMRA – Independent Media Review and Analysis
