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Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights, Adequate Housing Appalled by Israeli Court Decision Permitting Demolition of West Bank Bedouin Village – Press Release GENEVA (10 September 2018) – An Israeli High Court ruling giving the Government of Israel the green light to demolish the entire Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar …
Read More »The families of Khan Al-Ahmar insist on their right to remain and defend their village
Israeli policemen scuffle with Palestinian demonstrators in the Bedouin village of al-Khan al-Ahmar east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank on July 4, 2018. (Photo: Shadi Hatem/APA Images) One night towards the end of 1986, with the harsh December cold hovering over the hills of Jerusalem, my mother decided, …
Read More »Analysis // Bedouin Village Demolition: Judicial Backing for Israel’s State-sanctioned Abuse
The legal thesis that zoning laws must be respected is seemingly persuasive, however this would be true about a planning system that serves the interests of the population in a nondiscriminatory way Mordechai Kremnitzer A Palestinian man walks in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank …
Read More »Israel’s Top Court Okays Eviction of West Bank Bedouin Village of Khan al-Ahmar
Justices state that the main issue is not whether the eviction can be executed, but where to relocate the residents. The UN calls on Israel to cease demolitions, which ‘are against international law’ Yotam Berger and Jack Khoury Women and children walk through the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar, West …
Read More »The moment of truth for EU policy on Israel-Palestine
Whether European states follow through on their threats and warnings over the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar will determine a great deal about the EU’s relevance and its ability to influence Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians. By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man |Published September 5, 2018 Palestinian, foreign, and Israeli activists try to …
Read More »Israel/OPT: Israeli court approves a war crime by ruling in favour of demolishing the entire village of Khan al-Ahmar
5 September 2018, Responding to the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision, the second one in less than two months, to approve the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, by rejecting the desperate last resort petitions from residents of the West Bank village, Saleh Higazi, Head of Office in Jerusalem for Amnesty International, said: …
Read More »Israeli judges give final approval for war crime in Khan al-Ahmar
Tamara Nassar Rights and Accountability 5 September 2018 Palestinian children watch as a bulldozer operated by the Israeli army makes preparations to demolish their occupied West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmar on 4 July. (Oren Ziv ActiveStills) / Israel’s high court gave the final approval for the forced displacement of the Palestinian community …
Read More »Israel court orders demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar village
Israeli forces raise security as Palestinians keep watch in Khan al-Ahmar village following Israel’s residential unit plans in eastern Jerusalem on 5 July, 2018 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency] The Israeli High Court of Justice today gave the green light for the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar, denying a petition filed by its …
Read More »Ex-Jewish Agency Chief Slams Fellow Settlers Over Eviction of Neighboring Bedouin
Sallai Meridor, former Israeli U.S. envoy and founding father of a settlement, decries his community’s contribution to High Court’s ruling: ‘The Bedouin were here when we arrived’ The former Jewish Agency chief and Israel’s ex-ambassador to the U.S., Sallai Meridor, published an open letter condemning petitions to the High Court …
Read More »Court defers decision on demolition of West Bank Bedouin village
State rejects Khan al-Ahmar residents’ claim their attempts to secure retroactive building permits had been ignored by zoning authorities, with court summoning both sides for a session by August 15, effectively putting the demolition on hold until then. The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred by at least a month the …
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