But why such an obsessive interest in only Israel’s demolitions?
When Israel demolishes Palestinian homes illegally built in east Jerusalem, and in Area C of the West Bank, Western reporters are out in force to report on those terrible Israelis who for no apparent reason are tearing down those homes as despairing innocent Palestinians look on, helpless to stop the destruction. No mention is made in their reports of why the Israelis have decided to demolish a particular property......... This is administrative demolition, and it also is carried out against buildings owned by Jews, where they have built without a permit, or violated building safety codes and regulations. The second kind of demolition is dissuasive............ the IDF demolishes the family homes of terrorists.............
But [in Egypt] when far greater numbers of Arab homes are demolished – not the several dozen that Israel demolishes each year, but 20,000 Arab homes, virtually overnight – there is no coverage in the Western media.........Demolitions of thousands of Arab family homes aren’t reported on...............The same interest is not shown when the Egyptian government engages in the massive demolition of homes.............[Nor when the owners aren't properly compensated or compensated at all and] there is reason to believe that these demolitions are often done not for security reasons, but only to enrich the well-connected developers – some with close ties to government officials.........in Egypt............To Read More....
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