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Israel orders demolition of 88 homes in E. Jerusalem
RAMALLAH: The Israeli Attorney Yehuda Weinstein ordered the Jewish-dominated Jerusalem Municipality to raze dozens of homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Palestinian officials said.
Ahmed Al-Rowaidhi, the chief of Al-Quds Unit at the Palestinian presidency, said that Weinstein gave the municipality to demolish around 88 homes in Al-Bustan area in Silwan under the pretext that they were illegally built.
According to the official, Israeli will evict 1500 Palestinians from Al-Bustan to make room for a tourist center in the area. The center, which is called Al-Bustan in Arabic and Gan Hamelekh (Kings Garden) in Hebrew, is to include restaurants and boutique hotels.
He added that Weinsteins order may affect 20,000 homes in East Jerusalem which Israel says were illegally built. He warned that Israel will displace around 100,000 Palestinians from East Jerusalem if it implements its demolition threats to change the demographic status in the city to Judaize it.
Israel orders demolition of 88 homes in E. Jerusalem - Arab News
Silwan is full of christian and muslim families, it seems that the village is invaded by locusts!