1/3 of Jerusalem homes for demolition

According to a  report, details of which are at PNN: http://english.pnn.ps/index.php/politics/5800-1-3-of-jerusalemite-homes-threatened-with-demolition one third of non-Jewish homes in Jerusalem have been listed for demolition; the usual excuse being that they were built or repaired without permission. Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights revealed in a report on Thursday 26th September. According to the human rights group, Israeli authorities are
continuing their demographic war against Palestinians in the Holy City, as they only allocated 13 % of the area of occupied East Jerusalem for Palestinians to meet the needs of their growing population. The report added that the Israeli colonisation activity in Jerusalem is increasing, as the financial committee of the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality approved financial support for 1,500 new housing units at the end of August. The Euro-Mid pointed out that Israel’s bulldozers began in the same month to demolish homes in al-Tur neighbourhood, in order to establish the National Israeli Park”. The report included figures from the United Nations (UN) that show an increase in poverty rates among Palestinians in Jerusalem, due to high unemployment rates. According to Euro-Mid, the unemployment rate rose to 78% in 2012 compared to 64% in 2006, stressing that more than 40% of Palestinian Jerusalemites now live below the poverty line.