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A Silwan neighborhood East Jerusalem home which was taken over by Jewish settlers in 2005. (Lior Mizrahi / Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 19:03 18/02/2007 Court orders settlers to leave building in East Jerusalem By Meron Rapoport, Haaretz Correspondent The Ateret Cohanim association must give up one its major strongholds in East Jerusalem, after a court ordered it to seal up a seven-story building it erected in Kfar Silwan and evict its Jewish residents. This is the first time settlers will be forced to evacuate a building in East Jerusalem since the association began its settlement activities there after the 1967 Six-Day War. Judge Eliahu Zimra, of the Jerusalem Court of Municipal Affairs, ruled that the eight families living in the building must leave within two months from today, after which all the building's openings must be sealed with concrete blocks. Each defendant was also ordered to pay a fine of NIS 3,500. If the building is not sealed by April 15, the district planning committee will carry out the task and charge the families for the work. The Supreme Court rejected the families' request for an extension of the deadline. Palestinian residents of Silwan expressed great satisfaction with the ruling, which is likely to deal a hard blow to the settlers' effort to expand their foothold in the eastern part of the city. Advertisement The original idea was for Jewish families to live in the area, in which Jews from Yemen had lived until the 1930s. No construction permit was ever issued for the building. The Jewish families moved in, under police guard, in April 2004, after the Palestinian family that had been living there was evicted. The eight Jewish families turned the building into one of the largest concentrations of Jews in East Jerusalem. Each family paid $250 per month to the Committee for the Renewal of Jewish Settlement in Silwan, which is associated with Ateret Cohanim. After City Council member Yosef Papa Alalu (Meretz) contacted the municipality's legal adviser, the city initiated legal action against the families living in the building. The story of the building was also widely covered in Haaretz. Since the construction violation was discovered after the building was completed, an administrative demolition order could not be issued. The families were charged with using a building without a permit. Municipal legal adviser Yossi Havilio attempted to force the families to leave and ordered water and electricity supplies to the building be disconnected, but his directives were not carried out. He also asked the Housing Ministry to stop funding its 24-hour guarding of the building, on the grounds that it amounted to facilitating violation of the law, but the ministry has continued to pay for the security detail Bookmark to del.icio.us Foreign correspondents Police probe 3 Israeli journalists suspected of unauthorized travel to enemy states. Petrol protest Gaza gas station owners refuse to accept reduced fuel supplies from Israel.   1.   Victory for me and East Jerusalem Palestinians!!!!!!!!!!! 02:57  |  MOE 18/02/07   2.   Another enlightened move for Palestine! 03:12  |  Jon 18/02/07   3.   Removal of settler-terrorists 04:17  |  Mitch Cohen 18/02/07   4.   I`d like to hear the leftists and Palest. "defenders" to accuse 04:26  |  Marwan مروان خو 18/02/07   5.   Illegal settlers 04:57  |  Racon-tour 18/02/07   6.   MOE AND MITCH PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME 05:16  |  Miriam Davidowitz 18/02/07   7.   Orders issued and not followed? 05:19  |  Karen R 18/02/07   8.   it is these leftists that wish Apartied 05:25  |  David G 18/02/07   9.   Jews Lived there since 1930! 05:28  |  Nat Weinstein 18/02/07   10.   #6 06:09  |  MOE 18/02/07   11.   Marwan damn stop acting like ur an Arab with ur Name 06:10  |  MOE 18/02/07   12.   Another concession on the Israeli side 06:36  |  Avrum 18/02/07   13.   re #7 `Orders issued and not followed?` 06:47  |  Colin Wright 18/02/07   14.   Moe, are you okay? 06:52  |  Etoile 18/02/07   15.   Moe from Miriam 06:58  |  Miriam 18/02/07   16.   Concession? really? #12 07:12  |  papa jay 18/02/07   17.   Moe, its time for you to realize -not every Arab shares your hate 07:18  |  Marwan مروان خو 18/02/07   18.   "After which the building must be sealed with concrete blocks"?! 07:37  |  Hal 18/02/07   19.   High time! 07:57  |  Esther 18/02/07   20.   To Miriam 08:05  |  George 18/02/07   21.   Reponse for David G#8 08:08  |  Esther 18/02/07   22.   WEinstien, cretin 08:31  |  Marilyn 18/02/07   23.   Meretz ally of the arabs 08:38  |  zionist forever 18/02/07   24.   #9 Jews from Yemen??? 08:53  |  keith 18/02/07   25.   Marwan Cohen, liar 08:58  |  KA 18/02/07   26.   MOE 09:00  |  zionist forever 18/02/07   27.   #4, MARWAN, just because of this doesn`t mean your out of the 09:11  |  VIPER 18/02/07   28.   18: Hal, you probably support eviction from illegal Arab building 09:13  |  David Teich 18/02/07   29.   Miriam Davidowitz 09:19  |  Walid 18/02/07   30.   To Marilyn- land in Israel 10:07  |  David G 18/02/07   31.   to Miriam Davidowitz in Durban S.Africa 10:23  |  Ari ben Yisrael 18/02/07   32.   David G 10:26  |  Walid 18/02/07   33.   I`ve got to wonder about the timing. 10:50  |  Deborah 18/02/07   34.   Do not give up. 11:05  |  Vital 18/02/07   35.   Dear All 11:08  |  A Bethlehemite 18/02/07   36.   George #20 -- pointless and wrong 11:12  |  bbl 18/02/07   37.   Some important FACTS 11:23  |  Stan 18/02/07   38.   #24. keith - you ignoramus 11:27  |  Stan 18/02/07   39.   Marilyn -- your quite proud of your serious ignorance 11:28  |  bbl 18/02/07   40.   JEWS BEING EVICTED FROM J-M 11:29  |  DAVIDOV 18/02/07   41.   Moe #11 -- you do know that Moe is a Jewish name, right? 11:30  |  bbl 18/02/07   42.   Stan 11:57  |  Walid 18/02/07   43.   to Walid 12:24  |  David G 18/02/07   44.   Jeruselem and Surrounds belong to Jews !!! 12:25  |  Stan 18/02/07   45.   Bad Sign 12:32  |  Stan 18/02/07   46.   Nat Weinsteen Return Palestinians back to their homes in West Je 12:54  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   47.   David G 13:01  |  Walid 18/02/07   48.   TO ARI BEN ISRAEL FROM MIRIAM 13:09  |  Miriam Davidowitz 18/02/07   49.   35: Bethlehem liar, answer a few questions 13:09  |  David Teich 18/02/07   50.   Bandar Michaels 13:15  |  Walid 18/02/07   51.   One more reason why the Temple Mount should never be in Arab hand 13:23  |  SLAVO 18/02/07   52.   Arabs always occupy Jewish landi in Israel 13:42  |  Steven 18/02/07   53.   Walid 13:54  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   54.   Bandar Michaels 14:09  |  Walid 18/02/07   55.   Bandar Michaels no Arabs belong to Jerusalem 14:18  |  Steven 18/02/07   56.   David Teich..You are in denial part 1 14:25  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   57.   1) MOE: Peace = end of Israel 14:30  |  Steven 18/02/07   58.   David Teich in denial part 2 14:36  |  Abu Firas AL Qudsi 18/02/07   59.   Abu Firas Al Qudsi you lie and then you say other do 14:38  |  Steven 18/02/07   60.   Abu Firas al Qudsi 15:00  |  Walid 18/02/07   61.   It would be understandable for them to blow a bus in Israel or WB 15:00  |  Allon 18/02/07   62.   #56 15:15  |  duncan 18/02/07   63.   ARI BEN ISRAEL 15:21  |  GABE1 18/02/07   64.   Papa Jay 15:24  |  Avrum 18/02/07   65.   Walid..Thats decent of you 15:38  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   66.   David TEICH #49 15:41  |  Gabe1 18/02/07   67.   Dream World 15:42  |  Mitch Cohen 18/02/07   68.   #62 duncan wishful thinking 15:48  |  Abu Firas AL Qudsi 18/02/07   69.   Walid- Gaza and S. African similarities 15:52  |  Avrum 18/02/07   70.   Steven and the meaning of Arab 15:59  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   71.   Building a new temple. Not going to happen. No need 16:02  |  Avrum 18/02/07   72.   simple 16:06  |  rose 18/02/07   73.   Walid #60 16:07  |  Gabe1 18/02/07   74.   #68 firas 16:10  |  duncan 18/02/07   75.   Esther #19 16:14  |  Gabe1 18/02/07   76.   Avrum 16:17  |  Walid 18/02/07   77.   Judge Eliahu Zimra will go to hell for this,as well as his family 16:18  |  Like it is 18/02/07   78.   #11 avrum 16:38  |  Racon-tour 18/02/07   79.   Walid # 76 16:39  |  Avrum 18/02/07   80.   to #63 little gabriel 16:48  |  Ari ben Yisrael 18/02/07   81.   #77 another brave one with the curses 16:55  |  Ari ben Yisrael 18/02/07   82.   Response for Gabe1#75 16:55  |  Esther 18/02/07   83.   Gabe 17:02  |  Walid 18/02/07   84.   I can`t believe this 17:03  |  israel wincki 18/02/07   85.   Nat Weinstein advocates "the right to return" 17:07  |  Stephen Connor 18/02/07   86.   VIPER - OPEN YOUR MIND 17:12  |  Stephen Connor 18/02/07   87.   56: Abu dabu liar. such a funny denier 17:14  |  David Teich 18/02/07   88.   58: Part 2, Abu? You`re starting to sound like JB 17:20  |  David Teich 18/02/07   89.   76: Walid waffles again 17:25  |  David Teich 18/02/07   90.   The Damnable UN is no Defense 17:34  |  US Marine 241 18/02/07   91.   #74 Duncan here you go again 17:36  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   92.   Bandar Michaels 70 LIAR AND SEMANTIC PLAYER 17:40  |  Steven 18/02/07   93.   #88 David Teich ....Finally lost it 17:43  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   94.   Avrum 17:45  |  Walid 18/02/07   95.   Steven..Dont lose your temper please 17:54  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   96.   I do not admit it, I brag about it. 18:05  |  Steven 18/02/07   97.   Sharon although an arab lover, was born in Palestine 18:05  |  Steven 18/02/07   98.   Half the Jews in Israel come from Arab lands 18:09  |  Steven 18/02/07   99.   exilic Jewish neurosis wins the day!!!!!! 18:15  |  Ben Uziel 18/02/07   100.   This is Democrasy at work, 18:22  |  Angelina 18/02/07   101.   Steven 18:22  |  Walid 18/02/07   102.   Judge Eliahu Zimra, Should be made SUPREME JUDGE. 18:29  |  Brad 18/02/07   103.   Steven, you make a second mistake 18:42  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   104.   MOE#11, I agree with you.Re: U know WHO??? 18:43  |  A .R .K 18/02/07   105.   #1 MOE 18:48  |  Lynn 18/02/07   106.   Bandar & his historical exploration 19:14  |  Realist 18/02/07   107.   David G.#8.Living anywhere.?? 19:15  |  The Observer 18/02/07   108.   Walid 19:16  |  Realist 18/02/07   109.   HAARETZ SUPPORTS ARABS MOVING INTO JEWISH GALLIL TOWNS! 19:17  |  Ben Avraham 18/02/07   110.   # 105 19:25  |  Walla 18/02/07   111.   Just another P.C. disaster 19:31  |  Wendy 18/02/07   112.   #103. Bandar Michaels 19:52  |  Angelina 18/02/07   113.   A testimony for true Democracy 19:57  |  Lynn 18/02/07   114.   Equal Treatment = Justice !! 20:03  |  DovBer 18/02/07   115.   Israeli Courts & #41-bbl 20:12  |  Miransky 18/02/07   116.   #49, David 20:15  |  A Bethlehemite 18/02/07   117.   When will Arab settlers leave European towns? 20:23  |  Paul Henzen 18/02/07   118.   Walid#42 are you joking?? 20:24  |  Danite 18/02/07   119.   #91 firas Part 1 20:34  |  duncan 18/02/07   120.   #91 firas part 2 20:36  |  duncan 18/02/07   121.   Building W/o permit/// 20:39  |  Joe 18/02/07   122.   Abu Firas Al Qudsi -- Where to start? 20:52  |  bbl 18/02/07   123.   Miransky -- it was just a dig at Moes own silly declarations 21:02  |  bbl 18/02/07   124.   #26 zionist for ever. Have no fear from me. 21:06  |  Ahmed 18/02/07   125.   Arab lies hold no interest to me 101 21:08  |  Steven 18/02/07   126.   #51 SLAVO 21:09  |  Jim 18/02/07   127.   Bandar Michaels New testament? 21:09  |  Steven 18/02/07   128.   Bandar Michaels history 21:10  |  Steven 18/02/07   129.   Ben Avraham 21:15  |  Stephen Connor 18/02/07   130.   Realist 21:15  |  Walid 18/02/07   131.   Duncan..You cannot be serious 21:22  |  Abu Firas AL Qudsi 18/02/07   132.   BBL Which Jerusalem you are talking about??1/2? 21:25  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   133.   Duncan here you go 21:27  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   134.   bbl spin 21:33  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   135.   BBL Which Jerusalem you are talking about??2/2? 21:39  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   136.   #4 Marwan.Law? Owners evicted, settlers moved in with police 21:43  |  zmogus 18/02/07   137.   Danite 21:44  |  Walid 18/02/07   138.   Steven, you make a reasonable response. 21:50  |  Bandar Michaels 18/02/07   139.   #94 Walid 22:13  |  Jim 18/02/07   140.   Duncan ..Please get real 22:20  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 18/02/07   141.   # 96 Steven 22:41  |  Jim 18/02/07   142.   Bandar Jews had a plurality,not a majority -- my bad 22:44  |  bbl 18/02/07   143.   Jim 22:51  |  Walid 18/02/07   144.   Bandar Michaels -- citations for those numbers please 22:56  |  bbl 18/02/07   145.   Arabs may whine 22:58  |  Joseph E . 18/02/07   146.   bbl How about these figures? 23:10  |  Abu Firas AL Qudsi 18/02/07   147.   Kick the Jews out 23:10  |  Hilda 18/02/07   148.   Walid 23:33  |  Danite 18/02/07   149.   a repeat of 2005 Gaza Disengagement ,jews evacuation 23:49  |  Joseph E . 18/02/07   150.   They talk and say no to Hamas led pal unity gov`t 00:17  |  Joseph E . 19/02/07   151.   Ari Ben Israel 00:21  |  Gabe1 19/02/07   152.   Walid #83 00:28  |  Gabe1 19/02/07   153.   May G`D not forgive this Gov`t , this Supreme Court 01:06  |  Joseph E . 19/02/07   154.   al Quds is indivisible 01:54  |  Amin Nusseibeh 19/02/07   155.   Walid#130 You forgot someone 02:13  |  Danite 19/02/07   156.   #140 firas 02:18  |  duncan 19/02/07   157.   Esther #82 and her response 02:58  |  Gabe1 19/02/07   158.   Ari ben Israel 03:07  |  Gbae1 19/02/07   159.   Jerusalem 03:19  |  Hanneke Kouwenberg 19/02/07   160.   Abu Firas Al Qudsi -- depends on where the borders are 03:49  |  bbl 19/02/07   161.   Amin Nusseibeh -- If your right then the Jews get it all 03:57  |  bbl 19/02/07   162.   GABE 1 from miriam 06:30  |  Miriam Davidowitz 19/02/07   163.   Walid`s answer to Stan #42 06:49  |  Reid 19/02/07   164.   Abu Firas Al Qudsi 07:11  |  Reid 19/02/07   165.   Walid`s answer to Stan #42 07:26  |  Reid 19/02/07   166.   Danite and Reid 07:30  |  Walid 19/02/07   167.   Danite 07:48  |  Walid 19/02/07   168.   Reid 08:48  |  Walid 19/02/07   169.   93: Ahh, Abu speaks his mind -- facts are rants 09:07  |  David Teich 19/02/07   170.   116: Bethlemite, can you accept facts? p1 09:19  |  David Teich 19/02/07   171.   116: Bethlemite, can you accept facts? p2 09:22  |  DAvid Teich 19/02/07   172.   154 - Amin Nusseibeh - London bomber - thanks for reminder 09:40  |  tzvi ha-levi 19/02/07   173.   151/8 little mr arrogance 10:07  |  Ari ben Yisrael 19/02/07   174.   To Miriam in Israel 12:56  |  John 19/02/07   175.   Jews 13:09  |  Ari ben Yisrael 19/02/07   176.   To Gabe1: please stop the Hasbara 13:10  |  John 19/02/07   177.   176: Yes John, and so are UNR181 & UNSCR242 13:25  |  David Teich 19/02/07   178.   #86, stephen connor 14:02  |  VIPER 19/02/07   179.   Who will step up to the plate first? 19:19  |  Peretz 06/12/07

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