Israeli Government Agencies Involved in Displacing Palestinians in East Jerusalem, Report Claims
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
A report by the Israeli organization Ir Amim claims 19 Israeli government entities are systematically displacing Palestinians and seizing property in East Jerusalem for settlement expansion. Since 2023, official institutions have become more directly involved, using legal and planning mechanisms to facilitate dispossession. Six Palestinian neighborhoods are at risk of displacement, with hundreds of homes facing demolition. The report highlights that Israel has confiscated 35% of East Jerusalem since 1967 and is planning over 60,000 settlement units.
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- 19 Israeli government entities are involved in displacing Palestinians and seizing property in East Jerusalem, according to a new report.
- The Ir Amim report details how Israeli ministries and authorities facilitate settlement expansion and Palestinian dispossession.
- Since 2023, official Israeli institutions have become more directly and publicly involved in these operations.
- Six Palestinian neighborhoods are identified as being at risk of displacement and demolition.
- Israel has confiscated 35% of East Jerusalem since 1967 and plans over 60,000 settlement units.
- Report authors describe the actions as a systematic policy to change East Jerusalem's character and expel Palestinians.
A human rights report has revealed that 19 Israeli government and public entities are involved in a system aimed at displacing Palestinians from East Jerusalem and seizing their property for settlement expansion. The report, titled "Displacement: The State's System for Dispossession in East Jerusalem," was issued by the Israeli organization Ir Amim. It details how official institutions have become more directly and publicly involved in these operations since 2023, moving beyond the actions of settler organizations.
The report states that the Ministry of Justice, through the "General Custodian" and land registration departments, facilitates the transfer of land and property to state and settler control. The Ministry of Finance utilizes the "Absentee Property Custodian" powers to confiscate Palestinian assets. The Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Israel Land Authority are advancing settlement construction projects on confiscated land, while the Ministry of Interior and planning authorities approve settlement plans and impose building restrictions in Palestinian neighborhoods.
The Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage funds and oversees settlement projects. The Ministry of National Security, police, and law enforcement agencies participate in demolitions and evictions. The Jerusalem Municipality promotes settlement expansion plans and enforces demolition orders against Palestinian homes.
These policies are concentrated in the Old City and surrounding neighborhoods like Silwan, Sheikh Jarrah, Ras al-Amud, and the Mount of Olives. Six Palestinian neighborhoods are at risk of displacement: Batn al-Hawa and al-Bustan in Silwan, Umm Harun in Sheikh Jarrah, and Umm Tuba, Walaja, and the village of al-Numan. The municipality aims to demolish 115 homes in al-Bustan, and all 45 homes in al-Numan face demolition.
Since 1967, Israel has confiscated approximately 35% of East Jerusalem's area. The Israel Land Authority has tendered for over 60,000 settlement housing units on this land, without similar tenders for Palestinian neighborhoods. Report co-authors Aviiv Tartarsky and Gal Yanovsky stated that these actions, presented as property disputes or planning issues, constitute a systematic policy to change East Jerusalem's character and expel its Palestinian residents.
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