Violation: demolishing a number of structures
Location: north Jaba’ village- Jerusalem
Date: August 31, 2015
Perpetrators: the Israeli occupation army
Victims: 15 Bedouin families (103 members including 62 children)
Details:
A massive force from the Israeli occupation army accompanied by two military dozers raided the Bedouin communities of Al-Ma’azi and Al-Khadtharyat, north Jaba’ village and embarked on demolishing 15 structures (metal slaps) and 12 agricultural barracks under the claim of “unlicensed construction”. It should be marked that around 15 Bedouin families were affected by this demolition, taking into account that they received stop-work orders on their structures by September 2014. It should be also marked that this is the second time the whole communities get demolished by the Israeli occupation. On September 2014, a total of 8 structures (barracks and residences) belonging to 6 Bedouin families were demolished. The following table shows information about the affected people by the demolition:
|
Affected citizen |
Family |
Minors |
No. of sheep |
Demolished structures |
|||
|
Residencem2 |
Barrackm2 |
Barnm2 |
Others |
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|
Talib ‘Ara’rah |
8 |
6 |
4 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
— |
— |
Kitchen + bathroom |
|
Najih Saray’a |
9 |
7 |
48 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
Metal slaps barrack (90) |
One barn (120) and 30 metal poles |
Kitchen + bathroom |
|
Raed Saray’a |
6 |
5 |
60 |
Metal slaps house (45) |
kitchen |
||
|
Fahmi Saray’a |
8 |
6 |
44 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
Kitchen |
||
|
Salah Saray’a |
5 |
3 |
75 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
Kitchen + bathroom |
||
|
Eid Imlaihat |
7 |
2 |
50 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
Metal slaps barrack (80) |
One barn (100) and 25 metal poles |
Kitchen + bathroom |
|
Khalil Imlaihat |
4 |
2 |
60 |
Metal slaps house (45) |
kitchen |
||
|
Ali Imlaihat |
5 |
3 |
45 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
kitchen |
||
|
Salamah Imlaihat |
8 |
4 |
73 |
Metal slaps house (60) |
kitchen |
||
|
Jamil Hathalin |
13 |
5 |
80 |
|
Metal slaps barrack (25) |
One barn (25) |
Fodder storehouse(9) |
|
Ibrahim ‘Ara’rah |
8 |
6 |
23 |
Metal slaps house (45) |
Metal slaps barrack (60) |
One barn (10) |
kitchen |
|
Salim ‘Ara’rah |
9 |
6 |
75 – |
Two Metal slaps houses (45) |
Metal slaps barrack (40) |
One barn (20) |
Kitchen + bathroom |
|
Salim ‘Ara’rah |
5 |
3 |
|
Metal slaps house (45) |
— |
||
|
Ahmad ‘Ara’rah |
6 |
4 |
20 |
Metal slaps house (45) |
Metal slaps barrack (48) |
One barn (16) |
Kitchen + bathroom |
|
Younes ‘Ara’rah |
2 |
0 |
8 |
Metal slaps house (16) |
— |
— |
Kitchen + bathroom |
|
Total |
103 |
62 |
665 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
13 kitchens, 7 bathrooms and one storehouse |
Source: Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2015
Photographing new barracks:
It should be marked that the act of taking photos of structures and places is an Israel policy of targeting Palestinian communities for the sake of emptying them.
About Arab Al-Ma’azi:
The Bedouin people residing in the area of northern Jaba’ town are reported to be there since 30 years ago and never been attacked or targeted before. In 2013, the Israeli occupation authorities started a series of harassments and attacks on the area, targeting residents and their properties as well.
The residents of this area hail from Negev but were displaced in the aftermath of the 1948 war to the areas of Palestinian Jordan Valley (Al-Ghoor). Now, the occupation is working so hard to empty the areas of Al-Ghoor to serve colonial expansion plans.
About Arab Al-Ma’azi community:
It is located on lands from Jaba’ town in east Jerusalem. The community is bounded by the bypass road no. 458 from the east, bypass road no.60 from the west, Adam colony from the south and Shei’r Benyamin colony from the north. The community accommodates 8 Bedouin families including 60 members since 1974.
Prepared by
The Land Research Center
LRC
