Israeli Army Demolishes Popular Palestinian Restaurant - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jihan Abdalla

Jihan Abdalla

Apr 24, 2013

Rubble remains where al-Makhrour restaurant once stood in the occupied West Bank, demolished by the Israeli army for lacking a building permit. Picture taken April 23, 2013. — Jihan Abdalla

How a Palestinian park surrounded by settlements is promoting organic farming

Aziza Nofal

Dina (R), a nine-year-old Palestinian girl, cries as her father Saleh Kostero puts his arms around her and her cousin Halla (L) during the demolition of their house in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina February 5, 2013. A statement from the Jerusalem Municipality said there was a court order for the demolition of the house, which was built without a permit in an open landscape area where construction is forbidden. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS CONSTRUCTIO

Israel Ramps Up Demolition Of Palestinian Homes

Dalia Hatuqa

A view of Gilo, a Jewish settlement on land Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality, is seen from the West Bank town of Beit Jala January 16, 2011. A plan to build 1,400 new homes for Jews in Gilo could be approved as early as next week by Israel's Jerusalem municipality, a city council member said on Sunday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTXWMVX

Bethlehem Nun Calls For Bridges, Not Walls

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

A Palestinian labourer works on a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Har Gilo, near Jerusalem March 18, 2013. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new governing coalition prepared to take office after a parliamentary vote on Monday with powerful roles reserved for supporters of settlers in occupied territory. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3F5GB

Land: The Heart of the Conflict Between Palestine and Israel

Dalia Hatuqa