Israel forces family to self-demolish their houses in Jerusalem

15-12-2021

The Israeli occupation authorities Wednesday morning forced a Palestinian family to demolish their own houses in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to local sources. The Nassar family used a bulldozer to tear down their three houses in the Wadi Qaddum area in line with the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem’s decision to avoid paying exorbitant fines if the municipality carries out the demolition on its own. The houses were demolished purportedly for being built without licenses. Mazen Nassar, a house owner, said that they were forced to carry out the demolition to avoid paying 80,000 shekels (some US$ 26,000) to the municipality, while pointing that their families consisting of 35 members were displaced as a result. While Nassar’s father purchased the 2-donum plot of land 40 years ago, the occupation authorities, namely municipality, offered the Nassar family “compensation” to evict the land, as revealed by Mazen.

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