BETHLEHEM – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) was recently able to obtain an Israeli court ruling halting a decision to demolish seven homes in the village of al-Walajeh, bordering northern Bethlehem and Jerusalem, according to a local source.
Hasan Burajiya, who monitors settlement activities in Bethlehem, said NRC attorney Ghayath Nasser, and after filing a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court against the demolition decision, was able to obtain a ruling halting demolition of seven homes out of 28 slated for demolition in al-Walajeh.
Israel recently notified owners of the 28 homes of its intention to demolish their homes under the pretext of construction without an Israeli permit.
Burajiya told WAFA that the court ruling is only temporary and that it is going to give its final ruling at a later date, expressing belief that the court is going to uphold the stop demolition decision.
NRC, active in Palestine since 2009, “provides humanitarian assistance and promotes respect for international law in one of the longest-running displacement crises in modern history,” according to the website of the Norwegian non-governmental organization.
(WAFA)
