The Obeid Family of Issawiyeh
Soldiers supervising demolition (Not related to the case) Artef Obeid and his wife Suhad live with their four children live in the village of Issawiyeh,which adjoins the Hebrew University and lies within the Jerusalem city limits. The village of Issawiyeh was founded some 400 years ago a couple miles north of the Jerusalem’sOld City. In […]
The Jabarin Family of Issawiyeh
A Palestinian home after demolition (Not related to the case) Khaled Mussa Jabarin and his wife Hiam live with their six children in the village / neighborhood of Issawiyeh, which adjoins the Hebrew University.The village of Issawiyeh was founded some 400 years ago a couple miles north of the Jerusalem’sOld City. In 1967 it covered […]
Abed J. family in the Beqa’a Valley
Image: pics/abed.jpg Abed J In His Cauliflower field The Israeli settlements of Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha Harsina are situated on the hills that liejust beyond the eastern boundary of the Hebron municipality. Immediately east of them and only about a half-hour’s walk from the center of Hebron is thefertile Beqa’a valley, home to approximately […]
Nazati and Taghrite Z. Abed J. family in the Beqa’a Valley
Nazati and Taghrite are one family of thirty-eight that have been battling plans to destroytheir homes in the al Ram area, between Jerusalem and Ramallah. The residential area in which they live lies just outside of the al Ram municipal borders, andonly 300 meters from the nearest illegal Jewish settlement Adam. More than five hundred […]
Home Demolitions VS International Law
A demolition in Beit-Umar The denial of adequate housing and the demolition of Palestinian homes violatesinternational human rights instruments to which Israel is signatory. These include: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being ofhimself and his family, including food, […]
Regional Examples of demolition effects
Palestine 1998 – A Land Without People? The Case of Bir ‘Ona Until 1967, Bir ‘Ona, located on the slope of al Slaiyeb mountain (now Gilo settlement) southof Jerusalem was a small Palestinian community under the jurisdiction of the municipality ofBeit Jala. In 1967, Israel annexed this territory to Jerusalem and later began construction of […]
Actions 1992-2006, complete list
Click here for a list of Gush-Shalom actions since its coming about in 1992 and updated until Dec. 2006 Click here for a list of Gush-Shalom actions since its coming about in 1992 and updated until Dec. 2006
… and still more in the archive
A lot of action reports are still scattered in the archive, click here and look for yourself. A lot of action reports are still scattered in the archive, click here and look for yourself.