Israel/Occupied Territories: Demolition and dispossession: the destruction of Palestinian homes

Index Number: MDE 15/059/1999
Fecha de publicación: 8 diciembre 1999
Categorías: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oriente Medio y Norte de África

This report investigates the pretexts and implications of the Israeli policy of house demolitions, focussing particularly on the period after the beginning of the peace process in 1993. It describes the problems for Palestinians of getting permits and the related Israeli policies on land including zoning, land confiscations and Israeli settlement-building of the occupied territories.