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Housing in Jerusalem


Proper and adequate housing is one of the civilian’s basic rights that the occupying Zionist Entity has taken away from the Jerusalemites. It also works to achieve political goals, through urban planning in the City of Jerusalem. The people of Jerusalem have faced a lot of problems regarding providing housing, for the sake of protecting the sacredness of the city and its Arab identity.

The Crippling Construction Law

It’s the Israeli law of organization and construction, which imposes very difficult conditions to grant citizens of Jerusalem building permits, including the possession of land […]

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Prices of Apartments

The unjust occupation laws restrict construction on citizens of Jerusalem so that the average cost of apartments in Jerusalem between 110 and 150 thousand dollars, […]

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Building Permits

The number of annual permits granted to citizens of jerusalem does not meet the need for housing, and there is a large gap between the […]

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Schemes on the Jerusalemite Neighborhoods

The municipality of the occupation issued organizational plans for the Jerusalemite neighborhoods in which large areas are turned into “greenland” that are forbidden to be […]

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The Demolition of Houses and the Cost of it

The occupation refuses to grant building permits to citizens of Jerusalem, which leads them to build without a permit. Thus; these houses become threatened to […]

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Confiscation of lands

In 1967, a military declaration was issued allowing the occupation to declare any area of ​​East Jerusalem a “closed military area” and thus, they prevent […]

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Withdrawal of the Residence Permits

After the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967, the occupation granted Citizens of Jerusalem permanent residence permits, allowing them to reside and work in the occupied […]

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Residents of Jerusalem

The Jerusalemites represent 37% of the total population in Jerusalem, while the Israeli settlements represents the other 67%. The occupation seeks to reduce the Arab’s […]

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