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Israel</b></font> to destroy 20,000 Palestinian homes in
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<font face="verdana" size=1 color="#999999"><b>3/13/2005 3:20:00 PM GMT
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A Palestinian woman whose house was demolished by Israeli forces in
Jerusalem.<br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" size=1><b>The Israeli authorities announced
that there are some 20,000 Palestinian residential houses in the city of
Jerusalem and its outskirts which they allege were built without
licenses.<br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" size=2>The announcement came as preparations
were underway to demolish those homes, while a further 6,000 homes were
also handed demolition notices. <br><br>
Palestinians living in the holy city accused the Israeli Jerusalem
municipality of imposing high taxes against them and allocating about 2
million dollar to demolish their homes.<br><br>
The latest steps by Tel Aviv are seen by many as further steps taken
against the Palestinian people and their lands in a bid to 'turn' the
city of Jerusalem into a Jewish faith one rather than a multi-faith
one.<br><br>
Meanwhile, Israel's military chief said the Jewish state plans on
building a temporary fence separating Jerusalem from the West Bank by
July.<br><br>
Israel says the structure is needed to protect its cities but the
Palestinians say it's an illegal confiscation of land. <br><br>
Adding even more fuel to the fire is the barrier's effects on commerce.
Arab east Jerusalem is a commercial center for Palestinians. The fence
will prevent thousands of people in the West Bank from reaching jobs,
public services and holy sites. <br><br>
The barrier's route in the Jerusalem area remains in dispute due to legal
challenges filed by Israeli and Palestinian residents of border villages.
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</font><font face="verdana" size=1>1500 Israeli violations<br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" size=2>A legal data report states that the
Israeli army has continuously violated the truce announced between the
Palestinian resistance groups and the Israeli government. The report
states that the violations committed have been continuously occurring for
four weeks. <br><br>
</font><font size=3>There have been 1500 Israeli violations since the
start of the truce, nearly a month ago, including the killing of 11
Palestinians and wounding 100 others, and the storming of many villages
and cities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the report added.<br><br>
</font><font face="verdana" size=2>More than 210 Palestinians were
arrested, and Palestinian agricultural lands were confiscated, the report
pointed out.<br><br>
Another report records that more than 452 Israeli violations against the
Palestinian people occurred resulting in the death of one Palestinian and
the wounding of 23 others from February 28 until March 7 of this
year.<br><br>
</font><font size=3>These violations all occurred after Israel had
announced that it would be committed to the truce reached during the Sham
Al Sheikh summit last February. <br><br>
For their part, the Palestinian resistance groups have repeatedly
announced their commitment to the truce in order to further help the PA
chief, Mahmoud Abbas.<br><br>
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