AT-TUWANI: New Palestinian house and olive tree destroyed in the night
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CPTnet
20 July 2009
AT-TUWANI: New Palestinian house and olive tree destroyed in the night
At-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, Palestine On the morning of 17 July, a Palestinian family from the village of At-Tuwani discovered that their newly constructed house had been destroyed during the previous night and an olive tree located near the new house cut in half. The family believes that Israel settlers from the Ma’on settlement and Havat Ma’on outpost are responsible for the vandalism. Despite threats from both officers the Israeli military District Coordinator (DCO) and settlers, the family plans to rebuild the house.
On 16 July, Palestinian residents of At-Tuwani began building six new small houses on land owned by the village. During the construction, Israeli settlers from Havat Ma’on outpost shouted at Palestinians working on the houses. Officers from the DCO told Palestinian landowners that the construction was illegal and threatened to arrest the workers. In addition, an officer told one At-Tuwani resident that everything he owned would be destroyed if he did not stop building. Despite these threats, Palestinians say that they plan to continue construction to assert their right to build on their own land.
While the Israeli army restricts Palestinian building, Ma’on and Carmel settlements and Avigail and Havat Ma’on outposts in the area continue to expand. Members of Christian Peacemaker Teams have documented continuous settlement expansion in South Hebron Hills outposts since 2004.
Click here for photos of the recently demolished house.
Click here for photos of recently documented Israeli settlement expansion.
20 July 2009
AT-TUWANI: New Palestinian house and olive tree destroyed in the night
At-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, Palestine On the morning of 17 July, a Palestinian family from the village of At-Tuwani discovered that their newly constructed house had been destroyed during the previous night and an olive tree located near the new house cut in half. The family believes that Israel settlers from the Ma’on settlement and Havat Ma’on outpost are responsible for the vandalism. Despite threats from both officers the Israeli military District Coordinator (DCO) and settlers, the family plans to rebuild the house.
On 16 July, Palestinian residents of At-Tuwani began building six new small houses on land owned by the village. During the construction, Israeli settlers from Havat Ma’on outpost shouted at Palestinians working on the houses. Officers from the DCO told Palestinian landowners that the construction was illegal and threatened to arrest the workers. In addition, an officer told one At-Tuwani resident that everything he owned would be destroyed if he did not stop building. Despite these threats, Palestinians say that they plan to continue construction to assert their right to build on their own land.
While the Israeli army restricts Palestinian building, Ma’on and Carmel settlements and Avigail and Havat Ma’on outposts in the area continue to expand. Members of Christian Peacemaker Teams have documented continuous settlement expansion in South Hebron Hills outposts since 2004.
Click here for photos of the recently demolished house.
Click here for photos of recently documented Israeli settlement expansion.
