Violation: demolishing structures.
Date: January 21, 2013.
Location: Al Rahwa near Adh Dhariyya town – Hebron.
Perpetrators: the Israeli Occupation Army.
Victims: Shihda Wreidat and Ibrahim and Mohammad Jabareen.
Details:
On January 21, 2013, the Israeli Occupation Army demolished a number of residences and barns in Al Rahwa. The victims said that officers of the Israeli Occupation Civil Administration accompanied by Israeli soldiers, workers, and dozers broke into the village at around 12:30 pm. The workers cleared some of the contents of the house before the dozer knocked the houses down.
SHihda Wreidat said that an officer of the Israeli Occupation Civil Administration roamed the village 4 days earlier without telling the villagers about the purpose.
Table 1: targeted structures:
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No.
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Victim
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Family members
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Children
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Area (m2)
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Demolished structure
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Built in
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remarks
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1
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Shihda Wreidat
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8
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6
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80
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Residence
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2002
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No previous orders
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2
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Mohammad Jabareen
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6
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4
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30
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Residence
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1995
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A stop-work order on 12/6/2011 and a demolition order on 20/7/2012
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70
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Barn
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1995
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A stop-work order on 12/6/2011 and a demolition order on 20/7/2012
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3
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Ibrahim Jabareen
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8
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6
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30
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Residence
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1995
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A stop-work order on 12/6/2011 and a demolition order on 20/7/2012
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80
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Barn
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1995
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A stop-work order on 12/6/2011 and a demolition order on 20/7/2012
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Ibrahim Jabareen said that he did not object to the orders because he was sure that any effort done for that will be in vain because no Palestinian has ever got such a permit.
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Picture 1-4: the remains of Shihda’s structures
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Picture 5-8: Mohammad and Ibrahim Jabareen structures
It is worthy to mention that Tina colony is adjacent to Al Rahwa; the village faced numerous demolitions in a bid to force the villagers out to clear the way for further colonial expansions.
