Statistics on House / Structure Demolitions – November 1947-August 2022

Posted September 23, 2022, by & filed under House Demolitions, News.

ICAHD estimates that about 52,000 Palestinian homes were demolished in the Naqba (Source: Walid Khalidi, All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies, 2006) and another 56,500 in the Occupied Territory since 1967, based on information gleaned from the Israeli Ministry of Interior, the… Read more »

ICAHD Statement on Masafer Yatta – 8 May 2022

Posted May 9, 2022, by & filed under House Demolitions, ICAHD statements, Masafer Yatta, News.

THE ISRAELI COMMITTEE AGAINST HOUSE DEMOLITIONS (ICAHD) CONDEMNS THE RULING OF THE ISRAELI SUPREME COURT PERMITTING THE FORCIBLE TRANSFER OF PALESTINIANS FROM THEIR HOMES AND LANDS IN THE WEST BANK REGION OF MASAFER YATTA On May 5th, the Israeli Supreme Court quietly, almost furtively, dismissed the petitions of the residents of eight Palestinian villages in… Read more »

April 2022 Demolition and Displacement Report

Posted May 3, 2022, by & filed under House Demolitions, Monthly Demolition Report, News.

12 April 13 April 15 April 16 April Notes   There are four categories of demolitions: Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens in Area C and in East Jerusalem, under exclusive Israeli authority, though… Read more »