{"id":541,"date":"2008-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"541"},"modified":"2011-04-26T13:33:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T11:33:00","slug":"east-jerusalem-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.acri.org.il\/en\/2008\/09\/24\/east-jerusalem-2\/","title":{"rendered":"East Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since Israel’s illegal annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967, life for the city’s Palestinian East Jerusalemites has been a continuing cycle of neglect, discrimination, poverty, and shortages.<\/p>\n

Palestinian East Jerusalemites hold the status of “permanent residents” of Israel. Permanent residents are required to pay taxes and are entitled to vote in the municipal elections and receive all the basic services provided by the municipality. Nonetheless, for the past four decades, the Israeli government has not budgeted resources for strengthening and developing East Jerusalem-resources that are essential for meeting the physical needs of the area and the needs of the population at its natural growth rate. As a result, there exists a severe shortage of public services and infrastructure in East Jerusalem, including health and education services, welfare services, postal services, water and sewage systems, and roads and sidewalks. The Municipality also discriminates against the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem by enforcing a discriminatory building and planning policy, preventing them from obtaining building permits and then demolishing “illegal” homes and construction.<\/p>\n

Though we regard East Jerusalem as occupied territory, ACRI’s position is that as long as Israel continues to exercise control over East Jerusalem and maintain responsibility for the welfare of its Palestinian residents, Israel is obligated under both Israeli law and international law to provide the Palestinian population with services that are on a par with the level of services provided within its own sovereign territory.<\/p>\n

Photo by: Rita Yurkovich<\/p>\n

Resources on East Jerusalem<\/strong>:
\nACRI Calls for End to Employment of Private Guards in E. Jerusalem<\/a>, October 2010<\/p>\n

ACRI Report: Authorities Side with Settler Groups in East Jerusalem<\/a>, September 2010<\/p>\n

ACRI, Ir Amim in New Report: Neglect of Education in East Jerusalem Persists<\/a>, August 2010<\/p>\n

ACRI Petitions High Court against Deficient Postal Service in East Jerusalem<\/a>, June 2010<\/p>\n

New ACRI Report on East Jerusalem Highlights Education, Welfare<\/a>, May 2010<\/p>\n

ACRI, Partners Submit First Principled Petition against House Demolitions in East Jerusalem<\/a>, November 2009<\/p>\n

Court Accepts Petition on Illegal East Jerusalem Construction<\/a>, September 2009<\/p>\n

ACRI Status Report on Failing Education in East Jerusalem<\/a>, September 2009<\/p>\n

Court Orders Ministry to Find Immediate Solution for Shaofat School<\/a>, August 2009<\/p>\n

Life in the Garbage: A Report on Sanitation Services in East Jerusalem<\/a>, July 2009<\/p>\n

Jerusalem 42 Years Later: Where East and West Are Worlds Apart<\/a> May 21, The Huffington Post<\/em><\/p>\n

The State of Human Rights in East Jerusalem 2009: Facts and Figures<\/a> May 19, 2009<\/p>\n

200 Days of Grace: Israeli Policy in East Jerusalem in the Nir Barkat Era<\/a> May 19, 2009<\/p>\n

Wake Up Call: Jerusalem Is Not Unified<\/a><\/p>\n

Following ACRI’s Plea: Municipality Forms will be Translated to Arabic
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Jerusalem Court Instructs Municipality To Halt Construction in Wadi Hilwa-Silwan<\/a>, April 2009<\/p>\n

ACRI Forces Police to Publish East Jerusalem Procedures<\/a>, March 2009<\/p>\n

ACRI to Mayor Barkat: Don’t Demolish Homes of Terrorists<\/a>, March 2009<\/p>\n

Request to Cancel Demolition Orders in the Ras Khamis Neighborhood<\/a>, March 2009<\/p>\n

“New Tensions in Jerusalem’s Arab Neighborhoods”<\/a>, The New York Times<\/em>, December 7, 2008<\/p>\n

ACRI and Bimkom: Stop City’s Unauthorized Work in East Jerusalem<\/a>, Petition summary, November 2008<\/p>\n

ACRI Submits Two Petitions on Behalf of East Jerusalem Children<\/a>, September 24, 2008<\/p>\n

“Will They Ever Learn?”<\/a>, The Jerusalem Post<\/em>, September 12, 2008<\/p>\n

East Jerusalem’s Education Crisis,<\/a> BBC News, September 6, 2008<\/p>\n

Mock Classroom at Jerusalem City Hall to Protest Neglect of East Jerusalem’s Children<\/a>, September 4, 2008<\/p>\n

Separation Barrier Cuts East Jerusalem Families Off from Daily Lives<\/a>, July 2008<\/p>\n

Facts and Figures about East Jerusalem,<\/a> June 2008<\/p>\n

ACRI Urges Ministers to Ensure Adequate Water Supply in East Jerusalem<\/a>, February 2008<\/p>\n

ACRI Forces Municipality to Find Classes for East Jerusalem Children<\/a>, November 6, 2007<\/p>\n

ACRI: End Illegal “Debt Collection” Roadblocks in East Jerusalem<\/a>, August 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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