Thursday, April 16, 2015

Thousands of Israeli Arab homes threatened with demolition

" "Where will we go," asks eight-year-old Tiba Qeren, saying goodbye to the family home that, like those of many other Israeli Arabs, is condemned to demolition for failing to meet planning rules." "While Israeli law guarantees them full equality with other citizens, in practice there are claims of discrimination in government funding and a raft of other issues. Israeli Arab rights group Adalah says only 4.6 percent of new homes built in Israel are in Arab towns and villages although Arabs make up 20 percent of the population."