16 Year Old House … Jerusalem Municipality Demolishes a House in Beit Hanina in Jerusalem and Displaces Eight Individuals
This evening, the municipality bulldozers demolished a house in Beit Hanin, north of Jerusalem, owned by Amer Abeido under the pretext of building without a permit.
Amer Abeido explained that the facility is made up of two-stories (a basement with an area of 35 square meters, and a residential apartment of 120 square meters). He lives in it with his wife and three children, and the family of his son, Mohammad, which consists of three individuals, including a child, pointing out that the facility has existed for 16 years.
Abeido said: “Since the construction of the house I have tried to certify it through the competent authorities, and I have provided the necessary paperwork; a building violation fine with the amount of 42 thousand Shekels has been imposed on me”. He explained that his lawyer applied for a “request to delay the demolition”, but did not receive a response. Today he was surprised by the Israeli municipality storming his house, surrounding him, displacing the people in it, and emptying the house from its contents.
Abeido added that today his lawyer tried to postpone the demolition of his house and went to the Municipal Court, the Magistrate Court and the District Court, but unfortunately the house was demolished.
Abeido explained that the District Court judge agreed to postpone and freeze the decision to demolish, until the appeal to Israel's Supreme Court, under the condition of paying 50,000 Shekels to the court’s treasury within half an hour.
Abeido said: “Although I was not able to collect that amount within half an hour, I have tried and I went to court with some of the money (cash and checks), but while I was still at the door of the court I was informed that the bulldozers began to demolish the house”.
