ISRAEL ORDERS DEMOLITION OF 23 PALESTINIAN APARTMENTS

Al-Quds (Jerusalem), 22 Rajab 1436/11 May 2015 (MINA) – The Israeli Magistrate Court ordered on Sunday the demolition and eviction of eight buildings in Semiramis neighborhood northern occupied Jerusalem. The buildings consist of 23 apartments housing 107 people.

The court claimed that the properties have been owned by Jewish Israelis since 1971, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

According to the court’s order, the residents are obliged to demolish the buildings by themselves by Aug. 1 unless they didn’t buy the apartments from the alleged Jewish owner Arieh King, head of the Israel Land Fund, a group which works to settle Jews in occupied Jerusalem.

A group of Palestinians bought a tract of land in 2001 in the neighborhood, with all parties registering the property with official bodies without any obstacles, Jerusalem newspaper explained.

However, Israeli authorities then confiscated 10,000 square meters of the land when construction of the separation wall began.(T/P008/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)