Destructive Planning Policies West Bank, 2018-2022
For decades, Israel has used restrictive planning laws and demolitions to curtail Palestinian development in Area C. A handful of new Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) planning ordinances, military orders, and legislative bills passed since 2018 point to an intensification of restrictions: the implementation of demolitions and confiscations has been expedited; legal and planning actions to delay demolitions and confiscations is now almost impossible; receiving permits is even more difficult. In outlining all of these changes, this paper illuminates their cumulative effect.
Almost all legal and administrative recourse to appeal or delay a demolition or confiscation order has been removed.
Read the full document here.
Photo credit: Guy Butavia
For decades, Israel has used restrictive planning laws and demolitions to curtail Palestinian development in Area C. A handful of new Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) planning ordinances, military orders, and legislative bills passed since 2018 point to an intensification of restrictions: the implementation of demolitions and confiscations has been expedited; legal and planning actions to delay demolitions and confiscations is now almost impossible; receiving permits is even more difficult. In outlining all of these changes, this paper illuminates their cumulative effect.
Almost all legal and administrative recourse to appeal or delay a demolition or confiscation order has been removed.
Read the full document here.
Photo credit: Guy Butavia
