(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency)
Ramallah, April 14 (Petra) - The Israeli district court in the occupied city of Jerusalem approved the destruction of hundreds of Palestinian-owned homes that are built on part of what is considered a national Israeli "peace forest", according to Haaretz newspaper.
Haaretz said that the court upheld demolitions after rejecting a Palestinian appeal against it, noting that two weeks ago the municipality tried to change the forest's zoning so that Elad, an NGO that moves Jewish residents into Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, would not have to destroy some of the illegal buildings it has put up there.
It added that more than 60 buildings have gone up in what has been zoned as public space or forest, where about 500 Palestinian citizens live, noting that a municipality plan back in 2008 to advance new construction and to authorize buildings that were put up without permits was, also rejected for allegedly contradicting a new zoning plan for Jerusalem.
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14/04/2019 11:25:01
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