Claiming lack of building permits, Israel continues to demolish Palestinian homes - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Melhem

Ahmad Melhem

May 31, 2016

Palestinian boys stand atop the rubble of a house after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers in the West Bank village of El Walaja near Bethlehem, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad - RTX29KX8 — Palestinian boys stand atop the rubble of a house after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers in the West Bank village of al-Walaja near Bethlehem, April 12, 2016. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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PA plans to bypass Israel by issuing construction permits, rebuilding demolished homes

Rasha Abou Jalal

Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Palestinians stand on the razed home of a Palestinian militant in Jabel Mukaber, in an area of the West Bank that Israel captured in a 1967 war and annexed to the city of Jerusalem, October 6, 2015. Israeli forces destroyed the homes of two Palestinian militants and sealed off part of a third in Jerusalem on Tuesday, in a crackdown launched by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after four Israelis were killed in Palestinian attacks. The Israeli military said in a statement it had demolished the family home o

Jerusalemites forced to destroy own homes

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

Is Israel violating the Geneva Convention?

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics

An Israeli border policeman stands guard during the demolition of a Palestinian house under the order of the Israeli army, in the West Bank town of Dura, south of Hebron January 20, 2016. The owners of the house said they were informed by the Israeli army that the demolition was carried out because they did not have an Israeli-issued construction permit. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma - RTX236ZL

UN report: West Bank house demolitions up 25%

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics