Palestinians Demolish Homes for Jerusalem Theme Park
Palestinian families in Jerusalem are being compelled to demolish their own homes to clear land for a planned Israeli biblical theme park. This action is part of a broader municipal plan for the area.
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Palestinians demolish family homes as Jerusalem municipality plans biblical theme park
Residents of al-Bustan district told to make way for Kings Garden, with knocking down own houses cheaper option At the bottom of a steep and densely populated valley just below Jerusalem’s old city walls, the earth has been shaken in recent weeks by jackhammers and bulldozers. These have been the sounds of Jerusalem for decades as the Israeli state has relentlessly sought to stamp a uniformly Jewish identity on to the occupied east of the city, while erasing its Palestinian character. Contin...
By Julian Borger Quique Kierszenbaum and Sufian Taha in Jerusalem
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The forced clearing of the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in the larger Silwan district aims to make way for a state-backed biblical theme park called the King's Garden Park.
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