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The Situation 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.

Economic Restrictions on Jerusalemites

The occupation seeks to impoverish the population of Jerusalem through the Barrier and the system of gates, and permits accompanying it; which prevented traders and […]

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The Outposts

A number of Jerusalem families are at risk of displacement due to settlement activity in Jerusalem, particularly in the Ancient Town, Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah, […]

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Sizes of Apartments

The average size of ​​apartments in Jerusalem varies greatly from one district to another. The average size of the apartment in the Old Town is […]

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Refusal of Building Plans

The occupation authorities reject many of the plans that the citizens of Jerusalem offer for building. The most important argument is that all these large […]

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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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