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Demolition by the Ministry of the Interior of houses built without a permit in East Jerusalem, 2004-2013

East Jerusalem
09 May 2010
Updated: 29 June 2014
2013   
Neighborhood Residential structures Non-residential structures Total
a-Tur 2 4 6
Abu Tur 0 0 0
al-Walajah 0 0 0
Beit Hanina    27 residential tents, animal pens and canopied shelters
 		 27
Wadi al-Joz 0 0 0
Kafr 'Aqab 0 0 0
a-Sawahrah al-Gharbiyah 0 0 0
Atarot 0 0 0
al-'Esawiyah 0 0 0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud 0 0 0
Deir a-Tantur 1 0 1
Total 1 0 34
       
2012      
Neighborhood Residential structures Non-residential structures Total
a-Tur 2 0 2
Abu Tur 0 0 0
al-Walajah 0 0 0
Beit Hanina 0 0 0
Wadi al-Joz 0 0 0
Kafr 'Aqab 0 0 0
a-Sawahrah al-Gharbiyah 0 0 0
Atarot 0 0 0
al-'Esawiyah 0 0 0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud 0 0 0
Total 2 0 2
       
2011   
Neighborhood Residential structures Non-residential structures Total
a-Tur 1   1
Abu Tur 0 1 1
al-Walajah 0 0 0
Beit Hanina 2 0 2
Wadi al-Joz 0 0 0
Kafr 'Aqab 0 0 0
a-Sawahrah al-Gharbiyah 0 0 0
Atarot 0 0 0
al-'Esawiyah 0 0 0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud 0 0 0
Total 3 1 4
       
2010   
Neighborhood Residential structures Non-residential structures Total
a-Tur 1 0 1
Abu Tur 0 0 0
al-Walajah 0 0 0
Beit Hanina 0 0 0
Wadi al-Joz 0 0 0
Kafr 'Aqab 0 0 0
a-Sawahrah al-Gharbiyah 0 0 0
Atarot 0 0 0
al-'Esawiyah 0 0 0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud 1 0 1
Nu'man 1 0 1
Total 3 0 3
       
2009   
Neighborhood Residential structures Non-residential structures Total
a-Tur 0 0  
Abu Tur 0 0  
al-Walajah 0 0  
Beit Hanina 2 0 2
Wadi al-Joz 0 0  
Kafr 'Aqab 0 0  
a-Sawahrah al-Gharbiyah 1 0 1
Atarot 0 0  
al-'Esawiyah 0 0  
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud 0 0  
Total 3 0 3
       
2008   
Neighborhood Residential structures Non-residential structures Total
a-Tur 0 0 0
Abu Tur 0 0 0
al-Walajah 0 0 0
Beit Hanina 3 0 3
Wadi al-Joz 0 0 0
Kafr 'Aqab 0 0 0
a-Sawahrah al-Gharbiyah 1 0 1
Atarot   0  
al-'Esawiyah 1 0 1
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6

 

Neighborhood
2007
 
Residential structures
Non-residential structures
Total
Abu Tor
0
0
0
Al-E'sawiya 
0
0
0
Al-Walajah 
1
0
1
A-Sawahrah 
2
0
2
'Atarot
0
0
0
A-Tur
0
0
0
Beit Hanina 
1
0
1
Kafr 'Aqab 
0
0
0
Wadi al-Joz 
0
0
0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud
1
1
2
Total
5
1
6

 

Neighborhood
2006
 
Residential structures
Non-residential structures
Total
Abu Tor
0
0
0
Al-E'sawiya 
0
0
0
Al-Walajah 
5
0
5
A-Sawahrah 
1
0
1
'Atarot
0
0
0
A-Tur
0
0
0
Beit Hanina 
2
0
2
Kafr 'Aqab 
0
0
0
Wadi al-Joz 
0
0
0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud
2
0
2
Total
10
0
10

 

Neighborhood
2005
 
Residential structures
Non-residential structures
Total
Abu Tor
1
0
1
Al-E'sawiya 
0
0
0
Al-Walajah 
0
6
6
A-Sawahrah 
0
0
0
'Atarot
0
0
0
A-Tur
1
0
1
Beit Hanina 
2
1
3
Kafr 'Aqab 
1
1
2
Wadi al-Joz 
1
0
1
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud
0
0
0
Total
6
8
14

 

Neighborhood
2004
 
Residential structures
Non-residential structures
Total
Abu Tor
0
0
0
Al-E'sawiya 
0
0
0
Al-Walajah 
0
0
0
A-Sawahrah 
1
3
4
'Atarot
6
0
6
A-Tur
2
2
4
Beit Hanina 
3
0
3
Kafr 'Aqab 
0
0
0
Wadi al-Joz 
0
0
0
Zur Baher, Deir al-'Amud
1
0
1
Total
13
5
18

* Data proveided to B'Tselem in a letter of 24 September 2008 from Daniel Segev, supervisor of freedom of information, Ministry of the Interior.

 

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