On January 15, 2013, the Israeli Municipality in the Occupied City demolished a 3-bedroom residence with a total area of 120 m2 ilocated in Sur Baher, Jerusalem. The residence, property of Aref Amira was ready to use and was supposed to serve as thehome of Aref’s to-be-wed son Muath.
Aref commented: ‘I built this house 7 years ago because the Israeli Municipality in the Occupied City prohibited the rehabilitation of the house I have been living in which has been standing for over 150 years. I built this house as a backup for the old one and for my son to move to it when he gets married. 2 days prior to demolition, Israeli officers showed up and took pictures of the residence.
On January 15, a large Israeli force accompanied by a dozer broke into the village before turning the house into rubble. The soldiers prevented us from getting any close to the house’. The family losses are estimated to be somewhere around 150,000 ILS.
