Zionazis continue to steal more land and ignore International Law
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Palestinians held Friday prayers in Silwan neighbourhood to protest
[AFP]
A general strike to protest against Israel's plans to evict 1,500
Palestinians from their homes in the Silwan district of Jerusalem has
paralysed much of the occupied West Bank.
Shops and schools were closed and the streets were deserted as the
strike was observed on Saturday.
The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) had called the strike
after Israeli officials and soldiers visited several homes in Silwan,
raising fears that the houses would be demolished soon.
Israel has ordered 88 Palestinian homes to be demolished in Silwan, a
mostly Palestinian neighbourhood next to Jerusalem's old walled city
and its holy sites.
Israel says the houses were built illegally and without permits.
Palestinians say its difficult to obtain building permits in Arab
neighbourhoods, prompting them to build illegally.
Palestinians held Friday prayers in the neighbourhood to denounce the
planned Israeli demolition.
Designated park
Authorities in Jerusalem said on Tuesday they had no immediate plans
to evict the Palestinians from Silwan or demolish any homes, but Nir
Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, confirmed that the area had been
designated for a park.
Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital and has annexed the Arab
east of the city. Some 500,000 Israelis live there in settlements.
Under international law, east Jerusalem is considered to be occupied
and the city has not been recognised by world powers as the Israeli
capital.
According to B'Tselem, the Israeli human rights organisation, Israeli
authorities have demolished about 350 houses in east Jerusalem since
2004, saying that they were built without permits.
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