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Statistics on demolition of houses built without permits in East Jerusalem

Demolition of houses in East Jerusalem, 2004-2009, B'Tselem data

Year
Houses People left homeless Minors left homeless
2004
104
356
Data unavailable
2005
94
238
Data unavailable
2006
50
160
Data unavailable
2007
65
241
152
2008
89
404
227
2009
47
256
145
Total
449
1,655
 

Total and partial demolition of houses and other structures, 1999-2008, official data

Year East Jerusalem - Demolitions by the Jerusalem Municipality East Jerusalem - Demolitions by the Interior Ministry Total
1999
17
14
31
2000
9
7
16
2001
32
9
41
2002
36
9
45
2003
66
33
99
2004
115
18
133
2005
76
14
90
2006
71
10
81
2007
69
6
75
2008 until Aug. 2008
71
6
77
Total
562
126
688

For a breakdown of the data on houses demolished in East Jerusalem by the Ministry of the Interior, by neighborhood, click here

Sources:

  1. The figures on houses demolished by the Jerusalem Municipality were provided to B'Tselem by the Municipality on 11 March 2004 and 4 November 2008, following a request under the Freedom of Information Law.
  2. The figures on houses demolished in East Jerusalem by the Ministry of the Interior were provided to al-Quds Center for Social and Economic Rights on 5 December 2004 by the Ministry's Strategic Planning Department, and in a letter of 24 September 2008 to B'Tselem from Daniel Segev, who is responsible for freedom of information matters relating to the Ministry.
  3. The figures on demolitions by the Ministry of the Interior in 1999-2001 were taken from the September 2004 report of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions.

* = No statistics provided.

Neighborhood 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total
'Issawiya
6 1 0 11 0 18
Old City
1 0 0 2 4 7
Beit Hanina
2 1 9 8 19 39
Abu Tor
0 0 0 0 4 4
Jabel Mukhaber
2 0 1 1 9 13
Ras al-'Amud
2 3 4 1 3 13
A-Tur
1 0 1 0 3 5
Shu'afat
3 3 17 3 6 32
Sheikh Jarakh
0 1 0 1 1 3
Silwan
0 0 0 2 10 12
Zur Baher
0 0 0 7 4 11
Total Palestinian buildings demolished
17 9 32 36 63 157
Total Jewish buildings demolished
4 6 6 13 1 30

The statistics were provided to B'Tselem by the Jerusalem Municipality on 11 March, 2004 following a request based on the Freedom of Information Act.

Demolition of houses 1987-1998

Year
East Jerusalem
1987
No Data
1988
30
1989
No Data
1990
No Data
1991
No Data
1992
12
1993
48
1994
29
1995
25
1996
17
1997
16
1998
30

Sources of Information:

  1. The statistics on houses demolished by the Jerusalem Municipality were provided to B'Tselem by the municipality on 11 March, 2004 following a request based on the Freedom of Information Act.
  2. The statistics on houses demolished in East Jerusalem by the Interior Ministry were provided to the Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights on 12 December, 2004 by the Department for Strategic Planning of the Interior Ministry, and to B'Tselem in a Letter of 24 September 2008 from Daniel Segev, supervisor of freedom of information, Ministry of the Interior. .
  3. The 2004 statistics and the statistics on house demolitions in East Jerusalem by the Interior Ministry between 1999 and 2001 are based on a report published by the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions in September 2004.
 
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