'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
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"There is no future. They destroyed the future and everything else."
— Fayez Awad , Activist
"We're being given warnings that in the coming months they'll destroy the rest of the houses."
— Fakhri Abu Diab , Activist
"They are 'trying to erase my memories, my childhood, my history,' he said, wiping away tears."
— Fakhri Abu Diab , Activist
"They are 'trying to erase my memories, my childhood, my history.'"
— Fakhri Abu Diab , Activist
"It’s 'an intensity and scope that we have never seen.'"
— Aviv Tatarsky , Academic
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Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
Israeli authorities have intensified evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem, particularly in Palestinian neighborhoods like al-Bustan and Batan al-Hawah, with over 260 structures demolished in 2025 and more than 116 in 2026, as part of efforts to reshape the city's demographics.
Israeli authorities have intensified evictions and demolitions in East Jerusalem, particularly in Palestinian neighborhoods like al-Bustan and Batan al-Hawah, with over 260 structures demolished in 2025 and more than 116 in 2026, as part of efforts to reshape the city's demographics.
Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian home in the Arab al-Kaabneh area, northwest of East Jerusalem, marking the latest in a series of demolitions targeting Palestinian homes in the region, according to the Bedouin rights organization Al-Baidar.
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