Land Research Center

Israeli violations in the time of Corona

Violation: self demolition in Shufat.

Date: May 16^th 2020.

Location: Shufat town / Occupied Jerusalem.

Perpetrator: The Occupation’s municipality in  Jerusalem.

Victims: Citizen Mohammed Abu Rmaila.

Description:

Reportedly, Saturday May 16^th 2020 , citizen Mahmoud Abu Rmaila demolished a part of his house after receiving a notice from the occupation’s municipality , on the pretext of building without licenses.

The targeted segment is a room built as a part of the family’s 120m² house , the house is a home for a family of 6 , and the occupation’s municipality issued a demolition order against the new “room”.

On Saturday , the owner carried out the demolition operation by himself , and reduced financial loss.

It is noticed that many Jerusalemites are resorting to demolish their homes by themselves, to avoid the occupation’s high fines following the demolitions (costs of the machineries, forces and workers).

It is expected that the occupation will carry out a mass demolition operation in the occupied Jerusalem after distributing dozens of demolition notices in the occupied city.

Shu’fat Refugees’ camp:[1]

4 kilometers north east Jerusalem, Shu’fat is surrounded by “Pizgat Amir” settlement built over confiscated lands (north), Shu’fat town (west) , Anattah( east) and Isawiya (south). Shu’fat refugees’ camp has a population of (60000) people in 2016.

Shu’fat town including the refugees’ camp have together an area of 8494 dunums, of which 2033 dunums are a built-up planned area.

The occupation devoured from Shu’fat town and its refugees’ camp (8591) dunums for the following purposes:

Settlements devoured (3781) dunums for the following:

2. Bypass 60 devoured 8 dunums.

3- The Apartheid wall devoured of 4802 donums and isolated 1013 donums behind it –about 4021 meters long-.

[1] GIS-LRC