house demolitions

Palestinians and Israeli activists attend a demonstration against the construction of Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. November 17, 2016. (Flash90)

Israeli army to evict 300 Palestinians from Jordan Valley

So far this year, the IDF has demolished 349 structures, displacing 542 people and 302 children. Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem warned in August that the expulsions would constitute a war crime. By +972 Magazine Staff The Israeli army ordered the eviction of 300 Palestinians from their homes in the northern Jordan Valley area of…

By +972 Magazine November 14, 2017

File photo of masked Israeli soldiers in Hebron. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israelis only understand force — and it makes them angrier, polls show

New polls find that a majority of Jewish Israelis support the ‘voluntary transfer’ of West Bank Palestinians, a majority want to strip East Jerusalem Palestinians of Israeli residency. It’s true that most peace efforts followed war and violence — but not because the Israeli public wants them. Even in times of crisis, a brave leader can…

By Dahlia Scheindlin October 29, 2015

Nabi Saleh villagers protest house demolition. Credit: Bilal Tamimi.

First demolition in Nabi Saleh: Warning shot or ominous sign?

Four years ago, the residents of the village received demolition orders, but they were never carried out. On Monday, bulldozers razed an uninhabited house. Now the villagers, who have been protesting every week since 2009, fear that the army will carry out the rest of the demolition orders to collectively punish them. “When we started…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland April 29, 2015

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Joint List MKs celebrate on election night, Nazareth, March 17, 2015. (Akron Darwishi/Activestills.org)

Why the Arabs are coming to Tel Aviv

It used to be that when Israel demolished Arab homes there would be a spontaneous strike and reactionary protest in some of the Arab cities. But there is a new political force leading Palestinian citizens of Israel, and this time, the protest is coming to Tel Aviv. The average Israeli does not understand the dramatic…

By Samah Salaime April 28, 2015

A bulldozer demolishes an apartment building in the unrecognized village Dahmash, April 15, 2015. (photo: Rami Younis)

WATCH: Israel demolishes homes in unrecognized Palestinian village

Bulldozers knocked down three buildings in the village Dahmash, just 20 minutes from Tel Aviv, contrary to a High Court ruling. By Rami Younis and Haggai Matar Israeli bulldozers demolished three structures in the unrecognized Palestinian village Dahmash, near Lyd (Lod in Hebrew) on Wednesday morning. The demolition took place despite both a High Court…

By Rami Younis April 15, 2015

Dozens of police officers in riot gear outside the Naqib family home. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

WATCH: How many riot cops does it take to evict a single mother?

The Naqib family has lived on their land since before 1948. Many Palestinian families in the city live in what the State calls ‘illegal conditions’ — and under the constant threat of demolition — because they cannot attain building permits for their homes. Hundreds of police officers descended on the Al-Karm neighborhood of Lydd (“Lod”…

By Rami Younis February 10, 2015

A sign at the entrance of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Alsira warns of home demolitions. Villagers had the sign made. June 19, 2014. (Photo by Michael Omer-Man)

[VID] Street talk: What do you think about home demolitions?

Whenever there is a terrorist attack in Israel, somebody on the political level starts talking about demolishing the terrorist family’s home as punishment and deterrence. Social TV hit the streets of Tel Aviv and asked the public what they think, and put that against Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions chairman Jeff Halper. More on punitive…

By Social TV January 23, 2015

Catherine Ashton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (European Union / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Why the EU needs to rein in Israel’s settlement policy

An Israeli academic makes the case for Europe to contain Israel’s settlement policy with greater determination and more concrete measures. By Nurit Peled-Elhanan Times are very tough for both Israeli and Palestinian families. The death toll in Gaza currently stands at more than 1,000, the majority of whom are civilians. The death toll in Israel stands…

By +972 Magazine July 26, 2014

Eyad Adisan and his children sit in the family tent just hours after police and inspectors paid his home a visit.

PHOTOS: In recognized Bedouin village, police make life unbearable

More than 10 years have passed since the Israeli government officially recognized the Bedouin village of Bir Hadaj. Yet it refuses to install new infrastructure, hands out demolition orders and does everything in its power to prevent the growth of the village. Photos and text by Keren Manor / Activestills.org and Mareike Lauken We’re sitting…

By Activestills May 1, 2014

A Palestinian protester throws a gas canister back at Israeli police near the Israeli Ofer military prison in West Bank town of Betunia on April 4, 2014. The protest was calling on the the release of Palestinian political prisoners, including those who Israeli was supposed to release this month, as part of the Israeli Palestinian negotiations. (photo: Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Tear gas returned to sender

This week: returning tear gas, glaring settlers, demolishing Negev Bedouin homes, praying at the checkpoint, touring Hebron, housing protests and confronting soldiers

By Activestills April 10, 2014

Israeli border police officer chases Palestinian children during land day demonstration in Damascus gate, East Jerusalem on 30 , March 2014 Land Day is held on the anniversary of March 30, 1976, when Palestinian villages and cities across the country witnessed mass demonstrations against the state's plans to expropriate 2,000 hectares of land in Israel's Galilee region. In coordination with the military, some 4,000 police officers were dispatched to quell the unrest. At the end of the day, six Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed by state security forces.

Photos of the week: From Land Day rallies to life in a refugee camp

This week, Land Day commemorations, rape culture protests, asylum seeker rallies, anti-wall demonstrations, and refugee camp life.

By Activestills April 3, 2014

Demolished houses in Khirbet Makhoul, Jordan Valley (Activestills)

Palestinian family struggles to survive after repeated home demolitions

The Jordan Valley village of Hadidiya is no stranger to human rights violations by Israeli authorities. This is the story of one family whose life and livelihood have been affected by home demolitions, time and time again. By Nancy Hawker “Watch out! The bulldozers and the jeeps are coming.” Shirin Salamein heard the warning from…

By +972 Magazine February 3, 2014

Palestinian activists cut part of the Separation Barrier in the West Bank village of Rafat, near Ramallah, November 15, 2013. (photo: Activestills.org)

From breaking barriers to waiting in Gaza: A week in photos – November 14-20

This week: Palestinians destroy the separation barrier in three different villages across the West Bank, Bedouin protest the Prawer Plan in the Negev, Bethlehem residents receive demolition orders, animal rights activists pour fake blood all over an Israeli supermarket, and more. …

By Activestills November 21, 2013