Regardez No other land, de Basel #Adra et Yuval #Abraham, lisez Une journée dans la vie d’Abed Salama / A day in the life of Abed Salama de Nathan #Thrall, ou lisez cet article dans +972 magazine, tout concorde :
“ In Jabal Al-Mukaber, Mashahra’s neighborhood, plans are underway to double the population of Nof Zion, a #Jewish settlement currently home to 90 families. Last year, the #Jerusalem Municipality allocated NIS 2 million ($550,000) to build a sports field for the settlement, while 34 #Palestinian homes in the neighborhood were demolished. This year, authorities approved the further #expansion of Nof #Zion into the surrounding Palestinian neighborhoods, adding more housing units and a municipality-funded school.
One prominent resident of Nof Zion is pro-settler activist Henanel #Garfinkel. In late 2024, he was appointed head of the Custodian of Absentee Property department — a powerful body within the Israeli Finance Ministry tasked with overseeing Palestinian properties in East Jerusalem. Garfinkel previously facilitated the sale of land in the Silwan neighborhood to pro-settler groups and has claimed that East Jerusalem is under “Arab #occupation.”
“When we think we reached a bottom, we keep getting worse,” said Kronish. With the war as a pretext, “all of the arms of the state came to work together” to advance its aims in #East Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Municipality told +972 it has invested approximately NIS 2.2 billion ($607 million) in the last five years in East Jerusalem and has been “advancing urban renewal plans tailored to meet the needs of the local population.”
For now, Mashahra and his family in Jabal #Al-Mukaber are staying at his brother’s home, which sits directly behind the remnants of their destroyed house. But once his brother returns from a visit to the U.S., they will have to leave. His future, and that of his young children, remains uncertain.
“Right now, we’d be on the street, literally,” he said. ”If you are lucky enough to find a house, rent here is nearly one’s full salary. So what do we do?”
#freepalestine #settleroccupation #demolition #homeless #demographicalpanic
https://www.972mag.com/israeli-demolitions-palestinian-homes-east-jerusalem-2024/
