home demolition

A member of the Jaradat family stands in the remains of his home demolished by Israeli authorities in the At Tur neighborhood of East Jerusalem, April 24, 2013. (photo: Activestills)

IDF admits discriminating against Palestinians in home demolitions

Senior army officer testifies to Knesset committee that building enforcement is ‘far more severe against Palestinians’ than Jews. There are over 11,000 Israeli demolition orders pending against Palestinian-owned structures. The Israeli army demolishes Palestinian homes in the West Bank at disproportionately higher rates than it demolishes Jewish settler homes, a senior Israeli army officer told…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man April 6, 2016

A Palestinian family outside their tent home in the south Hebron Hills village of Susya (Photo: Activestills.org)

Diplomats, activists rally to save Palestinian village from ‘forced transfer’

Officials from the EU and the UN joined the Palestinian prime minister in the West Bank village of Susya, where 340 Palestinians are at risk of being pushed out of their homes. Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and the head of every European Union member-state mission to Palestine visited on Sunday the south Hebron Hills village of…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man June 8, 2015

An Israeli military bulldozer destroys part of the family home of Zakaria Al-Aqra, age 24, after he was killed by an army raid in the West Bank village of Qabalan, August 11, 2014.

PHOTOS: Israeli forces kill Palestinian and bulldoze his family house

In an overnight raid in the West Bank village of Qabalan, Israeli forces kill 24-year-old Palestinian Zakaria Al-Aqra and injure six others. They then bulldoze part of his family’s house. Photos and text by: Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org At about midnight on August 11, the Israeli army raided the West Bank village of Qabalan near Nablus. As…

By Activestills August 16, 2014

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Palestinian women look on and react as Jerusalem municipality workers demolish a residential building in an East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on October 29, 2013. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

From prisoner release to home demolitions: A week in photos – October 25-31

This week: Prisoner releases, house demolitions, weekly demonstrations, olive harvests, prayerful protests, and asylum seekers.

By Activestills November 1, 2013

Israel demolishes two Palestinian homes in Area C

As America celebrated the re-election of Barack Obama, it was business as usual in Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank. At least two Palestinian homes were demolished today. The residents’ ‘crime?’ They didn’t have building permits, which are issued by Israel and are next to impossible for Palestinians to obtain. According to Operation Dove, an…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat November 7, 2012

Neighbor Jabril Jahalin, who in July of this year helped to rebuild Beit Arabiya, the family house of Salim and Arabiya Shawamre, surveys the rubble after it was demolished for the sixth time on November 1, 2012. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Photos: Palestinian house demolished for sixth time

Beit Arabiya, a family home and peace center, had been rebuilt in July. At 3:00 a.m. this morning, Israeli forces demolished Beit Arabiya, the family house of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh, for the sixth time. First built in 1994, it was rebuilt once again this summer by international, Palestinian, and Israeli volunteers organized by the…

By Activestills November 1, 2012

WATCH: Bulldozers demolish Palestinian homes outside J’lem

By Moriel Rothman Al-Khalayleh, Palestinian village near the settlement of Giva’at Ze’ev, outside of Jerusalem – A group of young men are swinging shovels and hammers at the walls of a house – their own house. They had watched as the bulldozers tore down their neighbors’ homes and buildings early the same morning, and decided…

By +972 Magazine December 8, 2011