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Israeli army razes home of prominent Palestinian activist
2018-12-16
[Aljazeera] The Israeli army has demolished a residential building owned by a prominent Palestinian activist, whose six sons have been imprisoned by Israel.

The building, owned by Latifa Abu Hmeid, is located in the Amari refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

According to an Anadolu news agency reporter based in the area, Israeli soldiers raided the camp early Saturday, surrounding the building before bringing it down in a controlled demolition.

Before razing the four-storey structure, the army evicted dozens of journalists and solidarity activists who had been inside the building in a bid to prevent its destruction.

Israel accused one of Abu Hmeid's sons of killing an Israeli soldier in May.

Protesters called the destruction a form of collective punishment.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  a refugee camp has tents, porta-johns and lines for the daily food ration.

And that’s what it looked like in 1949. They’ve been living there and upgrading ever since — without having to deal with building permits. See this for examples.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-12-16 15:32  

#3  Why did they empty the building? Raze it with the collaborators inside and they won't make trouble anymore.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-12-16 13:01  

#2  A refugee camp with 4-story residential buildings? Call me old skool but a refugee camp has tents, porta-johns and lines for the daily food ration.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-12-16 08:52  

#1  army evicted dozens of journalists and solidarity activists

Same-same
Posted by: Frank G   2018-12-16 06:38  

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