On May 20, 2013, Israeli dozers leveled lands that were used as a car fair in Al Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the Occupied City of Jerusalem. The car fair is property of Mohammad al Jolani and is being operated by him and his brothers Samer and Amjad. The plot is rented from Kamal Ubeidat for over six years; its total area is 1.3 dunums and can fit over 65 vehicles. Mohammad al Jolani said: "at around 06:00; I received a call from an officer of the Israeli Municipality in the Occupied City demanding that I move the cars out of the land so they can demolish it.I rushed to the site to see a large Police force surrounding the car fair; the officer in charge showed me the demolition order. My brothers and I moved the cars to a nearby place before the dozers destroyed the container which we used as an office, the gate and fences surrounding the plot. They also turned the plot upside down to ensure that no one will be able to use it again.
3 years ago, we received a notification saying that the plot is property of the Israeli Municipality in the Occupied City ; we assigned a lawyer to follow the case up but our efforts were futile. Now, we lost our source of income and over 200,000 NIS in estimated losses due to demolition".
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There is no doubt that the Israeli Municipality in the Occupied City intends to use the plot as a parking lot for colonists visiting "Al Sheikh Saadi Cave" or what the Israelis call "Tomb of Simon the Just".
Large number of colonists visit the site every week and the Israeli Municipality in the Occupied City is keen on allocating parking places for these visitors.
