The deadline set by the Israeli occupation authorities ends today for 13 Palestinian families who received orders to self-demolish their homes in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
Earlier this month, the Israeli municipality in Jerusalem handed over notifications of renewal of house demolition notices belonging to 13 families in Silwan. Israeli courts issued demolition orders against 86 Palestinian homes.
Silwan at large is facing ethnic cleansing, but today we must talk about the Bustan neighborhood in Silwan. Here's a thread. #SaveSilwan
— Mohammed El-Kurd (@m7mdkurd) June 27, 2021
The Israeli municipality has threatened to demolish the 13 houses after the deadline and to fine their owners the demolition costs.
This is part of the policy of ethnic cleansing of Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem, which aims at changing the demographic structure and increasing the number of Jewish settlers in Jerusalem.
This is Khaled Al-Zeer, When zionist occupation demolished his house in Silwan 2018, he lived in the cave and built a door for it, with his 5 daughters.
zionist occupation returned and demolished the cave.
That's will happen in Silwan if zionist demolition don't stop#SaveSilwan pic.twitter.com/BacmeL6zpE— Palestine | فلسطين 🇵🇸 (@alianm9) June 25, 2021
In the Al-Bustan neighborhood in Silwan, 119 families live in 88 buildings that are under threat of demolishment to make way for an Israeli archaeological park.
The Jerusalem Municipality has already officially changed Al-Bustan’s name to Gan Hamelekh (The King’s Garden), claiming that it was a garden for Israelite kings thousands of years ago.
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What's Happening In Silwan?#SaveSilwan pic.twitter.com/tT2kuLZEFj— Palestine | فلسطين 🇵🇸 (@alianm9) June 26, 2021
Located to the south of Jerusalem’s Old City, adjacent to its walls, Silwan has a population of about 33,000 Palestinian citizens and has been targeted by Israeli settler organizations for years. In some cases, Palestinian residents have been forced to share homes with Jewish settlers.
Israel’s widely practiced policy of home demolitions and destruction of other property targets entire families. Such demolitions are regarded as illegal collective punishment and are a violation of international human rights law.
(WAFA, PC, Social Media)
