For figures on demolition of houses in the rest of the West Bank click here
Demolition of houses in East Jerusalem, 2004-2018, B'Tselem data, updated to 30 June 2018
|
Year
|
Housing units | Of those: Demolition carried out by owners* | People left homeless | Minors left homeless |
|
2004
|
53
|
No data
|
194
|
110
|
|
2005
|
70
|
No data
|
140
|
78
|
|
2006
|
44
|
No data
|
98
|
18
|
|
2007
|
62
|
No data
|
219
|
149
|
| 2008 |
78
|
5
|
340
|
188
|
| 2009 |
45
|
2
|
254
|
145
|
| 2010 |
23
|
10
|
181
|
91
|
| 2011 |
23
|
15
|
114
|
56
|
| 2012 |
28
|
8
|
107
|
52
|
| 2013 |
72
|
12
|
301
|
176
|
| 2014 |
52
|
16**
|
156
|
75
|
| 2015 |
47
|
3***
|
114
|
71
|
| 2016 |
88
|
15****
|
295
|
160
|
| 2017 |
61
|
9
|
155
|
86
|
| 2018 | 23 | 6 | 53 | 24 |
|
Total
|
769
|
101
|
2,721
|
1,479
|
* Some owners demolish own home after receiving a demolition order, to avoid being charged by the municipality with demolition costs and fines.
** Two owners sealed their homes after receiving an order from the municipality, leaving 11 people, including at least 2 minors, homeless.
*** One owner sealed his home after receiving an order from the municipality, leaving 6 people including 3 minors homeless.
**** In addition, sections of seven homes were demolished by their owners after receiving an order from the municipality.
In addition, from January 2016 through 30 June 2018, Israeli authorities demolished 122 non-residential structures in East Jerusalem (including fences, storerooms, farming buildings, businesses and a mosque).
Total and partial demolition of houses and other structures, 1999-2013, 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 | 71* | 7 | 78 |
| 2009 | 65 | 3 | 68 |
| 2010 | 53 | 3 | 56 |
| 2011 | 60 | 4 | 64 |
| 2012 | 49 | 2 | 51 |
| 2013 | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| Total | 814 | 174 | 988 |
* Until Aug. 2008
For a breakdown of the data on houses demolished in East Jerusalem by the Ministry of the Interior, by neighborhood, click here
Sources:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Statistics on the demolition of buildings built without permits in East Jerusalem - according to 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.
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:
- 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.
- 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. .
- 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.
