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Search Results for: silwan
G4S providing services to settlements in East Jerusalem
…around the Western Wall is part of the territory illegally occupied by the Israeli military in 1967. The Western Wall plaza was created by bulldozing of 650 Palestinian homes in the Moroccan Quarter of the Old City. In nearby Silwan Palestinian homes have been demolished to make way for a national Park which is planned to create a link between the Western Wall complex and Silwan. Excavations are being carried out by the Israeli authorities and a… Continue reading
Volvo and CAT Machines used in Demolition of Shepherd Hotel
…al residents.[4] Israeli officials in Jerusalem have stated that more demolitions will take place soon. During 2010 Volvo machinery was used to demolish Palestinian property in Al Araqib, Abu al Ajaj, Wadi Qadum, Beit Hanina, Silwan, Atir, Al Walaja and Atir.[5] During December 2010 Volvo machines demolished Palestinian houses in Lydd, close to Tel Aviv, making 67 people homeless.[6] CAT machines are regularly used in construction of the wall and… Continue reading
Volvo Machines used to Demolish Palestinian Homes
…Hamivtar and Mod’iin Illit and quarrying occupied Syrian territory near Merom Golan during 2010.[5] Adri Nieuwhof, in a recent article for Corporate Watch, detailed house demolitions using Volvo machines in Wadi Qadum, Silwan, Beit Hanina, Atir, Um Hayran and Al Walaja.[6] The demolitions in Al Walaja were to make way for the construction of a new section of the apartheid wall. Volvo Group’s vice president of media relations and cor… Continue reading
Volvo equipment: effective tool in the Israeli occupation of Palestine
…f paper, when the company is not acting upon it. Meanwhile, the list of documented use of Volvo equipment in illegal activities of the Israeli forces is growing. In January 2007, Volvo equipment was used in home demoltions in Silwan, a neighborhood of East-Jerusalem. Activestills photographer Keren Manor took a picture of the equipment: In March 2007, Volvo equipment was used in several home demolions , including in the demolition of Abu Snena&#… Continue reading
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