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11.11.2015

Interim summary on punitive demolition of homes: November 11, 2015

Pending court decision: HCJ hearing scheduled for November 11, 2015, 16:00

  • The Abu Hashiyeh family home in the Askar Refugee Camp, Nablus: attack on November 10, 2014 in which Almog Shiloni was killed; HCJ 6745/15 on behalf of family and HaMoked; first High Court hearing was held on October 21, 2015; on October 29, 2015, the court issued an order nisi instructing the state to explain why it should not limit the scope of the order; in its response from November 9, 2015, the state insisted on demolishing the entire apartment.

Pending court decision: HCJ hearing on HaMoked’s petition against intended demolition was held on November 4, 2015

  • The ‘Aleiwa family home in Nablus: attack on October 1, 2015, in which Mr. and Mrs. Henkin were killed; petition HCJ 7220/15 on behalf of family and HaMoked.

Pending court decision: HCJ hearing on HaMoked’s petitions against six demolition orders was held on October 29, 2015

  • The Rizziq family home in Nablus: attack on October 1, 2015, in which Mr. and Mrs. Henkin were killed; petitions HCJ 7079/15 on behalf of family and HaMoked, and HCJ 7082/15 on behalf of neighbors and HaMoked
  • The Haj Hamed family home in Nablus: attack on October 1, 2015, in which Mr. and Mrs. Henkin were killed; HCJ 7085/15 on behalf of family and HaMoked, and HCJ 7076/15 on behalf of neighbors and HaMoked
  • The Kusa family home in Nablus: attack on October 1, 2015, in which Mr. and Mrs. Henkin were killed; HCJ 7087/15 on behalf of family and HaMoked, and HCJ 7092/15 on behalf of neighbors and HaMoked
  • The Hamed family home in Silwad, near Ramallah: attack on June 29, 2015, in which Malachi Rosenfeld was killed; HCJ 7084/15 on behalf of family and HaMoked
  • The Ishak Angham family home in Silwad, near Ramallah: attack on June 29, 2015, in which Malachi Rosenfeld was killed; 7180/15 on behalf of neighbors and HaMoked
  • The Abu Shahin family home in Qalandia Refugee Camp: attack on June 19, 2015, in which Danny Gonen was killed; HCJ 7081/15 on behalf of housing unit’s owner, Ms. Hassan ‘Amer and HaMoked.

Recently issued demolition orders

  • The Halabi family home in Surda, Ramallah District: attack on October 3, 2015 in which Aharon Bennett and Nehemia Lavi were killed, objection filed October 17, 2015; objection still pending
  • The Abu Jamal family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on October 13, 2015, in which Yeshayahu Krishevsky was killed; new demolition order issued November 4, 2015 – this, following cancelation of previous order due to state’s alleged error in identifying the home; new objection on behalf of family and HaMoked filed this morning, November 5, 2015, arguing, inter alia, that no mistake occurred in the identification of the home.

Homes demolished in 2014-2015 (until November 4, 2015), and untargeted homes damaged as a result
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  • The Awwad family home in Idhna, Hebron District: attack on April 14.2014, in which Baruch Mizrahi was killed; demolition order issued June 23, 2014; petition HCJ 4597/14 filed on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued July 1, 2014; demolition executed July 2, 2014; two additional apartments were damaged in various degrees, and also the storage rooms on the ground floor
  • The Abu Ayesha family home in Hebron: the abduction and killing of three youths: Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Sha'er and Eyal Yifrah on June 13, 2014; demolition order issued July 16, 2014; petition HCJ 5295/14 on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued August 11, 2014; demolition executed August 18, 2014; another apartment was damaged as a result (information on damage to neighboring apartment courtesy of OCHA)
  • The Marwan Qawasmeh family home in Hebron: the abduction and killing of three youths: Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Sha'er and Eyal Yifrah on June 13, 2014; demolition order issued July 16, 2014; petition HCJ 5290/14 on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued August 11, 2014; home sealed on August 18, 2014
  • The Husam Qawasmeh family home in Hebron: the abduction and killing of three youths: Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Sha'er and Eyal Yifrah on June 13, 2014; demolition order issued July 16, 2014; petition HCJ 5300/14 on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued August 11, 2014; home demolished on August 18, 2014
  • The Shaludi family home in Silwan, East Jerusalem: attack on October 22, 2014, in which infant Chaya Zissel Braun and Karen Yemima Mosquera were killed; demolition order issued November 14, 2014; the family declined to file an objection to the military or petition the court against the demolition of its apartment, because it had no faith in the Israeli justice system; demolition executed November 19, 2014
  • The Ja'abis family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on August 4, 2014 in which Avraham Walles was killed; demolition order issued November 13, 2014; HCJ petition no. 7823/14 filed on behalf of family by private attorney; judgment issued December 31, 2014; home demolished on October 6, 2015; four other apartments were damaged as a result (data regarding damage to additional apartments provided courtesy of OCHA)
  • The Hijazi family home in Abu Tur, East Jerusalem: attack on October 29, 2014; demolition order issued November 19 2014; HCJ petition no. 8024/14 on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgement issued June 15, 2015; the room occupied by the assailant sealed on October 6, 2015
  • The al-Hashlamun family home in Hebron: attack on November 10, 2014 in which Dalia Lemkus was killed; demolition order issued August 19, 2015; HCJ 5844/15 filed on behalf of family and HaMoked, and HCJ 5839/15 on behalf of neighbors and HaMoked; judgment issued October 15, 2015; home was demolished on October 20, 2015; courtyard of neighboring apartment was damaged as a result
  • The Ghassan Abu Jamal family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on November 18, 2014, in which Avraham Goldberg, Aryeh Kupinsky, Kalman Levine, Haim Rothman, Zidan Saif, Moshe Twersky were killed; demolition order issued November 20, 2014; HCJ petition no. 8066/14 filed on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued December 31, 2014; home demolished October 6, 2015; seven other apartments sustained damage in various degrees as a result
  • The Udai Abu Jamal family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on November 18, 2014, in which Avraham Goldberg, Aryeh Kupinsky, Kalman Levine, Haim Rothman, Zidan Saif, Moshe Twersky were killed; demolition order issued November 20, 2014; HCJ petition no. 8070/14 filed on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued December 31, 2014; home sealed July 1, 2015.
On October 29, 2015, an HCJ hearing was held on HaMoked’s petitions against demolition orders the military had issued against six homes. During the hearing, given the delay practiced by the state in implementing the court-approved demolition orders, the justices instructed the state to supply a detailed list of all demolition orders issued and approved by the court since 2013, including the dates of the judgments and the dates of the demolition execution. This demand by the court led to HaMoked’s monitoring of demolition execution dates, presented in this update.


A home slated for demolition; demolition not yet carried out

  • The ‘Akari family home in the Shu'fat Refugee Camp: attack on November 5, 2014, in which Jidan Assad and Shalom Baadani were killed; demolition order issued November 20, 2014; petition HCJ 8025/14 filed on behalf of family and HaMoked; judgment issued December 31, 2014.

18 homes surveyed by the military; no demolition orders issued to date

  • The Dwayat family home in Zur Baher, East Jerusalem: attack on the night of September 13, 2015, in which Alexander Levlovich was killed; home surveyed twice on October 12 and 27, 2015
  • The al-Jundi family home in Yatta, Hebron District: attack on October 7, 2015; home surveyed on October 14, 2015
  • The Khatib family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attempted attack on October 12, 2015; home surveyed twice on October 18 and 27
  • The Dweik family home in Kafr ‘Aqab, East Jerusalem: attack on October 13, 2015; home surveyed on October 18, 2015
  • The ‘Alun family home in al-'Esawiyah, East Jerusalem: attack on October 4, 2015; home surveyed on October 18, 2015
  • The Mahani family home in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem: attack on October 12, 2015; home surveyed on October 18, 2015
  • The Mahaniyyeh family home in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem: attack on October 12, 2015; home surveyed on October 18, 2015
  • The Badran family home in Kafr ‘Aqab, East Jerusalem: attack on October 11, 2015; home surveyed on October 18, 2015
  • The Abu Ghanem family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on October 13, 2015 in which Chaim Haviv, Alon Andrei Govberg and Richard Lakin were killed; home surveyed on October 19, 2015
  • The Traeyra family home in Bitunya, Ramallah District: attack on October 9, 2015; home surveyed on October 20, 2015
  • The ‘Alyan family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on October 13, 2015 in which Chaim Haviv, Alon Andrei Govberg and Richard Lakin were killed; home surveyed on October 21, 2015
  • The Atrash family home in Zur Baher, East Jerusalem: attack on the night of September 13, 2015, in which Alexander Levlovich was killed; home surveyed twice on October 21 and 27, 2015
  • The Abu Kaf family home in Zur Baher, East Jerusalem: attack on the night of September 13, 2015, in which Alexander Levlovich was killed; home surveyed twice on October 21 and 27, 2015
  • The Tawil family home in Zur Baher, East Jerusalem: attack on the night of September 13, 2015, in which Alexander Levlovich was killed; home surveyed twice on October 21 and 27, 2015
  • The ‘Aweisat family home in Jabal al-Mukabber, East Jerusalem: attack on October 17, 2015; home surveyed on October 27, 2015
  • The Abu Ghazaleh family home in Kafr ‘Aqab, East Jerusalem: attack on October 8, 2015; home surveyed on October 28, 2015.
  • The Ghneimat family home in Surif, Hebron District: attack on October 22, 2015; home surveyed on November 4
  • The Hdir family home in Beita Village, Nablus District: attack in October 25, 2015; home surveyed on November 4, 2015.

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