By Sean Buchanan
NEW YORK (IDN) – Calling it “not compatible with Israel’s “obligations under international humanitarian law”, the United Nations has condemned Israel's demolition July 22 of 70 homes in an East Jerusalem neighbourhood under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
Israel’s Supreme Court has reportedly ruled that the houses in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir were built too close to the separation barrier in the occupied West Bank, violating a construction ban.