Home demolitions in Jerusalem: a means towards ethnic cleansing - Zatari, Moaz; Dwike, Mousa; Nammari, Taher (Jerusalem Al-Maqdese for Society Development, 2011)
Introduction -- Research summary -- Background -- Methodology -- Conclusion and recommendations -- Preface -- Jerusalem: from British mandate until UN partition resolution -- The Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem and annexation of the city -- The Israeli Basic Law "Jerusalem, the capital of Israel" and legal annexation of the city-- Chapter 1: Jerusalem under Israeli occupation laws and international law -- Applicability of IHL and Human Rights Law in occupied East Jerusalem --Jerusalem under IHL and human rights law -- East Jerusalem and the Fourth Geneva Convention -- The wall and international law -- Home construction and Israeli law -- Laws on land seizure and expropriation -- The land law of 1969 -- Land acquisition for public purposes, ordinance 1943 -- The absentee property law of 1950 -- Confiscation of lands in accordance with the planning and building law of 1965 -- Personal stories Chapter 2: Home demolitions as a violation of the right to housing -- Home demolition under the pretext of illegal construction -- Demolition of homes under the pretext of security reasons -- The Israeli Supreme Court supports home demolitions -- Al-Bustan Neighborhood-Silwan -- Home demolitions: Grave violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 -- Home demolitions as a war crime -- Home demolition s as a crime against humanity Chapter 3: forced transference and ethnic cleansing in light of the home demolition policy in Jerusalem -- Legal status of the Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem -- The emergence of ethnic cleansing concept -- Ethnic cleansing in Palestine -- Ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem -- Displacement of Palestinian citizens in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood -- The tragedy of two families (Al Ghawi and Hannon) -- Jewish majority VS. Palestinian minority -- Forced displacement in Jerusalem Conclusion and recommendations: the international community -- Israel as an occupying power -- The Palestinian Authority -- The international and local human rights organizations
Research team Moaz al-Za'tari (Zatari) ...[et. al.] ; revision and editing team Mousa Dwike, Taher Al-Nammari
Includes bibliographical references
Keywords: Civil and political rights; LEGAL STATUS; PALESTINIANS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; DISCRIMINATION; JERUSALEM; HUMANITARIAN LAW