Israeli Minister Celebrates Demolition of Illegal Building in East Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
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- Minister Ben-Gvir attended the demolition of an illegal building in East Jerusalem.
- He called the demolition "pictures I love the most" and a sign of governance.
- The building was five stories high and illegally constructed.
- Families evacuated the building before its demolition.
- Over 10,000 illegal structures have been demolished under Ben-Gvir's policy.
Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, participated in an enforcement operation in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of a-Tur on Tuesday, during which a five-story building constructed illegally was demolished. The operation was led by the Israel Land Authority, the Israel Police, and the Border Police.
According to the minister, several families resided in the building until 4:30 AM before voluntarily evacuating upon seeing the forces arrive. "We are seeing the pictures here that I love the most, the pictures of governance in Jerusalem," Ben-Gvir stated during the tour. "For so many years there was no governance here, or they acted in a very minor way. And today we demolish and demolish and demolish."
"We are the homeowners here," the minister added. "There is a very clear message here: Jerusalem is ours and the State of Israel is ours. There is sovereignty here, there is governance, things that were not done for 40 years."
Ben-Gvir's office reported that under his policy, over 10,000 illegal structures have been demolished in the past year and a half. The announcement also stated that land equivalent to the size of Tel Aviv and Givatayim combined has been returned to the state as part of this effort.
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