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Statistics on demolition of houses built without permits in East Jerusalem

From 1992-2003, the Jerusalem Municipality demolished 240 Palestinian-owned structures. The following chart breaks down the demolition of structures in East Jerusalem by neighborhood. It also indicates the number of buildings demolished in Jewish neighborhoods.

 

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.

 
Background
Legal status
Separation Barrier in Jerusalem
Family unification and child registration
Revocation of residency
Revocation of social rights
Planning, building and expropriation of land
Neglect of infrastructure and services
Data on revocation of residency
Data on demolition of houses built without permits
Data on land expropriation
Data on building starts
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