For the second time: Demolition Orders inSh'ab al Butum

Violation: 19 demolition orders.

Location: Sh’ab al Butum – Hebron Governorate.

Date: May 25, 2010.

Victims: ‘Izzat al Najjar, ‘Izzat al Jabarin, and Hatem al Jabarin.

The Israeli Occupation Authorities handed a number of residents of Sh’ab al Butum 19 stop-work and demolition orders against 19 agricultural structures. The Israeli Occupation Authorities had previously handed other 16 on April 13, 2010.

According to the locals, the Israeli soldiers informed them that the demolitions are going to be carried out within a week which forced the victims to leave the area looking for another shelter. However, since the order is still pending execution, the owners went back to their tents and houses, anxiously waiting yet not hoping for the day the dozers appear.

Picture 1: a child in the cradle waiting for deportation

The threatened structures belong to:

2- ‘Izzat al Najjar: he received an order issued against a tent, barns, and caves with a total area of 300 m2. It is the second notification he receives though he received one on April, it included:

No.	Structure type	Material and usage	picture
1	Tent	Stone and nylon, shelters 12 people
2	Tent	Nylon, fodder reserve
3	Barn	Nylon, used as a barn
4	Bathrooms (2)	Cement blocks
5	5	Cave
6	Chicken hut	stone
7	Stove	Mud, used for baking
8	kitchen	Mud, daily usage kitchen

2- ‘Izzat al Jabarin: received notifications against the following:

No.	Structure type	Material and usage	picture
1	Tent	Mud and Nylon, shelters 17 people
2	Tent	Mud and Nylon, fodder store
3	barn	Mud and Nylon, used as a barn

3- Hatem al Jabarin: received notifications against the following:

No.	Structure type	Material and usage	picture
1	Water tank	Old, used for drinking and irrigation
2	Tent	Nylon, shelters 18 people	6
3	Room	Cement blocks kitchen	7
4	Barn	Stone
5	Chicken hut	Stone
6	Barn	Stone and Nylon, used for animals	8
7	Barn	Nylon
8	bathroom	Metal plates

Order 1-6: Photocopies of the military orders – no landlord names

47 people living in continuous anxiety:

After being threatened of losing their lands which they have been using for a long time and have become used to the lifestyle they are leading, 47 people are now concerned about the dark future that is awaiting for them. For more information on Sh’ab al Butum, please refer to LRC’s report issued on April, 2010

Prepared by
The Land Research Center
LRC