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East Jerusalem

<p>[10686] 19 The ruins of a house in al-Bustan, a section of Silwan, East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Municipality has said it will demolish all the houses in al-Bustan and build on the site an archeological garden to be run by a settlers' organization. </p><p>Photo credit: Ofir Feuerstein, B'Tselem</p>
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The ruins of a house in al-Bustan, a section of Silwan,...
<p>[10642] 19 Workers seal the Abu Dahim family home. Photo: ‘Amar ‘Awad, Reuters, 19 Jan. ’09.</p><p>Photo credit: Ammar Awad, © Reuters</p>
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Workers seal the Abu Dahim family home. Photo: ‘Amar ‘Awad...
<p>[10640] 5 A bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian house in Silwan November 5, 2008.</p><p>Photo credit: Yannis Behrakis, © Reuters</p>
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A bulldozer demolishes a Palestinian house in Silwan...
<p>[10641] 12 Military vehicles drive beside a concrete wall, part of Israel's controversial security barrier in Abu Dis, on the edge of Jerusalem June 12, 2008.</p><p>Photo credit: Eliana Aponte, © Reuters</p>
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Military vehicles drive beside a concrete wall, part of...
<p>[7074] 4 Demolition of the houe of Damiri family, Beit Hanina, 4 July 2005, on the grounds that it was built without a permit. </p><p>Photo credit: Kareem Jubran, B'Tselem</p>
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Demolition of the houe of Damiri family, Beit Hanina, 4...
<p>[6100] 30 The demolition of the Hassan family's home in Beit Hanina for not having a building permit.</p><p>Photo credit: Kareem Jubran, B'Tselem</p>
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The demolition of the Hassan family's home in Beit...
<p>[4554] 2 Two children stand in front of their recently demolished house in Beit Hanina in Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Eliezer Moav, B'Tselem</p>
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Two children stand in front of their recently demolished...
<p>[4281] 25 Muhammad Badwan, age 13, was used by the IDF as a human shield. Badwan was forced to sit on a military jeep from the afternoon to 10 PM to prevent other Palestinians from throwing stones at the jeep during a protest against the Separation Barrier.</p><p>Photo credit: Nidal Kana’ane, B'Tselem</p>
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Muhammad Badwan, age 13, was used by the IDF as a human...
<p>[3515] 23 Construction vehicles working on the Separation Barrier in East Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Nidal Kana’ane, B'Tselem</p>
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Construction vehicles working on the Separation Barrier in...
<p>[3525] 23 A section of the Separation Barrier in East Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Nidal Kana’ane, B'Tselem</p>
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A section of the Separation Barrier in East Jerusalem.
<p>[4082] 8 Jihad Halahleh, one of five Palestinian workers beaten by Border Police Officers in East Jerusalem on 8 February 2004.</p><p>Photo credit: Musa Abu Hashhash, B'Tselem</p>
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Jihad Halahleh, one of five Palestinian workers beaten by...
<p>[4839] 8 Muhammad 'Attawneh after being beaten by Border Police officers who broke into a building in Jerusalem in which he and four other Palestinians from Kharas were staying while they worked in the city.</p><p>Photo credit: Musa Abu Hashhash, B'Tselem</p>
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Muhammad 'Attawneh after being beaten by Border Police...
<p>[2757] 4 Concrete slabs waiting to be put in place for the Separation Barrier in Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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Concrete slabs waiting to be put in place for the...
<p>[2762] 4 Children standing on the rubble of their home which was demolished to build the Separation Barrier in Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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Children standing on the rubble of their home which was...
<p>[3531] 1 A section of the Separation Barrier in Abu Dis. The wall winds around a hill on which a settlement is planned.</p><p>Photo credit: Lin Chalozin Dovrat</p>
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A section of the Separation Barrier in Abu Dis. The wall...
<p>[1642] 16 Palestinians waiting in long lines at the Israeli Ministry of the Interior in East Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Nidal Kana’ane, B'Tselem</p>
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Palestinians waiting in long lines at the Israeli Ministry...
<p>[2958] 10 Rocks placed along a road by the IDF to serve as a physical roadblock preventing passage for Palestinian vehicles.</p><p>Photo credit: Eliezer Moav, B'Tselem</p>
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Rocks placed along a road by the IDF to serve as a physical...
<p>[2803] 28 Children stand on the roadblock at the only entrance to Sheikh Sa'id, adjacent to East Jerusalem, preventing vehicles from entering and leaving the village. The Separation Barrier is now planned to run along this road, in effect sealing off the village.</p><p>Photo credit: Checkpoint Monitors Team, B'Tselem</p>
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Children stand on the roadblock at the only entrance to...
<p>[1760] 11 Female university students head home from classes, by way of Israel's Separation Barrier that cuts through their town of Abu Dis, adjacent to Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Brian Duss</p>
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Female university students head home from classes, by way...
<p>[821] 21 The temporary separation wall in Abu Dis in East Jerusalem, prior to erection of the full eight-meter high wall.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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The temporary separation wall in Abu Dis in East Jerusalem...
<p>[825] 21 A boy squeezes through a section of the temporary separation wall in Abu Dis on which the abbreviation for Border Police is graffitied. The temporary wall has since been replaced by eight-meter high concrete slabs.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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A boy squeezes through a section of the temporary...
<p>[826] 21 Palestinians climb over the temporary separation wall in Abu Dis, which has since been replaced by the eight-meter high concrete slabs of the Separation Barrier.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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Palestinians climb over the temporary separation wall in...
<p>[806] 15 The village of Nu'man, which is in Jerusalem but residents have West Bank IDs so they are "illegally in Israel" when in their own homes. A roadblock prevents access to Jerusalem and the Separation Barrier will block access to the West Bank.</p><p>Photo credit: Ofir Feuerstein, B'Tselem</p>
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The village of Nu'man, which is in Jerusalem but...
<p>[777] 17 The village of Nu'man and its fields. Though located in Jerusalem, residents have West Bank IDs and are "illegally in Israel" when in their own homes. A roadblock prevents access to Jerusalem, and the Separation Barrier will block access to the West Bank.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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The village of Nu'man and its fields. Though located...
<p>[5947] 19 A Palestinian woman passes goods through a gap in a concrete barrier separating Arab East Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank, May 19, 2003.</p><p>Photo credit: Mahfouz Abu Turk, © Reuters</p>
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A Palestinian woman passes goods through a gap in a...
<p>[4886] 7 Palestinian workers on their way home from work held by border police at the Gilo checkpoint while their IDs are checked.</p><p>Photo credit: Magnus Johansson, © Reuters</p>
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Palestinian workers on their way home from work held by...
<p>[609] 7 Rubble left from the demolition of a home in Issawiya, East Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: B'Tselem</p>
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Rubble left from the demolition of a home in Issawiya, East...
<p>[3532] 1 A portion of the Separation Wall in Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Lin Chalozin Dovrat</p>
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A portion of the Separation Wall in Jerusalem.
<p>[452] 1 A bulldozer digging a giant trench for the Separation Barrier in Jan. 2003.</p><p>Photo credit: Yehezkel Lein, B'Tselem</p>
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A bulldozer digging a giant trench for the Separation...
<p>[1770] 10 Israeli border policemen kick and punch a Palestinian protestor who, along with other Palestinian citizens, attempted to prevent construction on Palestinian owned land in East Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Yannis Behrakis, © Reuters</p>
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Israeli border policemen kick and punch a Palestinian...
<p>[1769] 12 An Israeli soldier stops a Palestinian woman attempting to cross the Qalandiya checkpoint on the road from Ramallah to Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Mahfouz Abu Turk, © Reuters</p>
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An Israeli soldier stops a Palestinian woman attempting to...
<p>[4887] 7 House demolition in the Shu'afat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Reinhard Krause, © Reuters</p>
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House demolition in the Shu'afat Refugee Camp in East...