![A Palestinian boy cries during the demolition of his 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 CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3DDR4](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/06/RTR3DDR4.jpg/RTR3DDR4.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=lIFyF-CJ)
Miriam Pellicano is a program manager at the University of Sydney, Australia, working to increase access to education for marginalized communities. She is currently a consultant with the Accountability Program at Defense for Children International Palestine, an independent child-rights organization dedicated to defending and promoting the rights of children living in the occupied Palestinian territories. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DCIPS and Twitter: @DCIPalestine
![A Palestinian boy cries during the demolition of his 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 CONSTRUCTION) - RTR3DDR4](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2013/06/RTR3DDR4.jpg/RTR3DDR4.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=lIFyF-CJ)