Palestinians Lost 92% of Their Historical Lands
The Palestinian Land Research Center said that Palestinians have lost 92% of their land since the British occupation in 1917.
Land Research Center (LRD) has issued on Sunday during a press conference in Ramallah its annual report on Israeli violations of Palestinian rights for 2012.
Jamal al-Omla, the director of the center, stated that 2012 had witnessed an Israeli escalation in settlement construction and expansion at the expense of Palestinian lands and houses.
During the conference, al-Omla confirmed through maps and charts that Palestinian controlled area has decreased to reach 8% of the whole Palestinian historical territories (27,000 km 2) since the British colonization through successive Israeli governments till now.
During 2012, the Israeli authorities have demolished 189 houses and 415 facilities. Almost 1215 Palestinians were displaced as a result, the report noted.
In addition, 772 houses and 590 facilities are threatened with demolition while 27,710 dunums were confiscated.
The report confirmed that 64 thousand trees including 52,122 olive trees were damaged.
By the end of 2012, 240 Israeli barriers were reported including 46 checkpoints established during 2012 in addition to establishing more than 14 new roads to link between Israeli settlements.
The Land Research Center affirmed that 86 mosques and 24 churches were attacked by Israeli settlers during 2012.
The center’s director called for prosecuting the Israeli occupation for its human rights violations and called for exposing the Israeli practices against Palestinian legitimate rights.
Source: Palestine Info
Jamal al-Omla, the director of the center, stated that 2012 had witnessed an Israeli escalation in settlement construction and expansion at the expense of Palestinian lands and houses.
During the conference, al-Omla confirmed through maps and charts that Palestinian controlled area has decreased to reach 8% of the whole Palestinian historical territories (27,000 km 2) since the British colonization through successive Israeli governments till now.
During 2012, the Israeli authorities have demolished 189 houses and 415 facilities. Almost 1215 Palestinians were displaced as a result, the report noted.
In addition, 772 houses and 590 facilities are threatened with demolition while 27,710 dunums were confiscated.
The report confirmed that 64 thousand trees including 52,122 olive trees were damaged.
By the end of 2012, 240 Israeli barriers were reported including 46 checkpoints established during 2012 in addition to establishing more than 14 new roads to link between Israeli settlements.
The Land Research Center affirmed that 86 mosques and 24 churches were attacked by Israeli settlers during 2012.
The center’s director called for prosecuting the Israeli occupation for its human rights violations and called for exposing the Israeli practices against Palestinian legitimate rights.
Source: Palestine Info
