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Updated summary on punitive home demolitions
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The High Court of Justice rejected two petitions by HaMoked against punitive home demolitions and sanctions the demolition of three apartments in the West Bank: Justice Karra in the minority holds that demolishing two apartments in the one case excessively harms innocent people
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The HCJ allows the punitive demolition of a home in the West Bank: Justice Mazuz in the minority reiterates his position that the policy of punitive demolitions raises difficult legal questions and that he was opposed to harming “uninvolved family members”
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The High Court rejected HaMoked’s request for a further hearing on the judgment allowing the demolition of the family home of a teenager accused of a stabbing attack: despite the unclarity regarding the minor’s motives, the home was demolished for “deterrence”
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In a majority opinion, the High Court allows the punitive demolition of the family home of a teenage assailant: doubts are raised in the judgment about the effectivity of home demolitions as a deterrent
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Another home demolished in the West Bank with HCJ approval: in the proceedings it was revealed that the assailant’s will referred to punitive demolitions as one of the motives for the attack
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Updated summary on punitive home demolitions from July 2014 to 20 September 2018
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In an unusual step, the military accepted an objection submitted by HaMoked against a punitive demolition order: the home in Aqraba will not be demolished due to the "circumstances of the matter"
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The Israeli military demolished a house in the West Bank: the family chose not to petition against the demolition order to the High Court of Justice due to a lack of faith in the Israeli justice system
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Other | 28.8.2018
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Six human rights organizations in an urgent petition to the High Court of Justice: Reverse all restrictions on movement of goods through Kerem Shalom Crossing and immediately allow entry of fuel to Gaza
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The High Court of Justice approved the punitive demolition of a family home of 3 in the West Bank: the facts that those living in the house are innocent, and that the demolition may damage the entire building, do not constitute sufficient grounds for cancelling the demolition order
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The High Court of Justice approved the punitive demolition of a family home of 7 people in the West Bank: the landlord is a disabled man living in Jordan
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The HCJ rejected a petition by the family of the victims in the lethal attack in Halamish to completely demolish the attacker’s family home: the attacker's family was not given the opportunity to plead its case before the court
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Other | 14.3.2018
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Updated summary on punitive home demolitions from July 2014 to March 14, 2018
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The High Court of Justice approved the punitive sealing of one room in a West Bank family home: the scope of the demolition order was reduced following HaMoked’s petition
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HaMoked's activity in 2017: overview and statistics
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HaMoked to the HCJ: a further hearing before an expanded panel of justices in needed on the question of legality of punitive home demolitions, which has never been properly considered thus far
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The HCJ, in a majority opinion, approves another punitive demolition of a home in the West Bank: the home – in which live a couple and three minors – is to be demolished in a few days
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