Israeli authorities force Palestinian to tear down section of his house in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, The Israeli occupation authorities today forced a Palestinian resident to tear down part of his house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, according to the owner.

The owner, Salah Abu Farha, informed WAFA that Israeli authorities forced him to demolish around 45-square-meters from his house, citing unpermitted construction as a pretext.

The tearing down of the said section cost the owner the loss of around 100 thousand Shekels (approximately $29,000.

He said the Israeli occupation prevented him from expanding the house and rejected an application he has previously submitted to obtain a building permit.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem find themselves compelled to tear down their homes after receiving a demolition order to avoid paying exorbitant costs to the Israeli municipality if it carries out the demolition.

Palestinians say they are forced to build without permits because the Israeli municipality discriminates against them and refuses to issue permits or places unreasonable conditions that they cannot afford to issue a permit.

At the same time, thousands of housing units are built for Jewish settlers in the city on appropriated Palestinian lands and are made easily accessible to them.

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency

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