UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEWJune 2010 East Jerusalem Humanitarian

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Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

occupied Palestinian territory

HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEW June 2010

East Jerusalem Humanitarian Overview

June 2010

East Jerusalem Humanitarian Overview

June 2010

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The Planning Crisis in East Jerusalem

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19872005

Jerusalem – Restricted space BARRIER

ConstructedUnder constructionPlanned

E1 project

Palestinian built-up areaSettlement

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Shrinking Space for Palestinians in E. Jerusalem

• Restrictive planning• Restrictive permit

regime• Shortfall of about

1,100 HU/year

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Building Conditions in East Jerusalem

Palestinian construction severely limited: • Reduced space for development of communities• No construction in “green” or unplanned areas• Detailed plan necessary for permit• Public infrastructure required• Plot ratio limits in planned areas• High fees to obtain a permit• Reduced space for development of communities

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House Demolitions in East Jerusalem

• 100 demolitions a year (av.)

• > 1,500 pending orders• > 60,000 vulnerable

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Demolition site and no. of people displaced between 1 January and 23 April

Threatened Houses

Tel Al Foul75 threatened houses, 1000+ inhabitantsSheikh JarrahEviction orders: 28 houses, 500+ inhabitantsAl Bustan90 threatened houses, 1000 inhabitantsWadi Yasul50 threatened houses, 400 inhabitantsAl ‘Abbasiya34 threatened apartments, 242 inhabitants

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East Jerusalem,

Silwan-Al Bustan

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East Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah• Settler attempts to take over land for expansion/ new settlements.

• Land/property expropriated by court order, in contravention of international law.

• Plans to build over 540 residential units and public/commercial buildings for settlers.

• Over 50 Palestinian residents forcibly evicted

• Estimated 500 at risk of displacement

Al-Kurd

Ghawi

OCHA Office

HannounKubbania Um

Haroun

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East Jerusalem

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Displacement and Eviction in 2009 & 2010

2010 Adults Children Total

Q-1-East Jerusalem 2 5 7

Eviction from Sheikh Jarrah Q-1 4

Q-2-East Jerusalem 0 0 0

2009 Adults Children Total

East Jerusalem 151 149 300

Eviction from Sheikh Jarrah 53

Total: 151 149 353

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• Blocked access of West Bank residents to vital services in East Jerusalem

• Communities and land “dislocated”• Economic and Cultural decline• Residency rights at jeopardy• Unemployment and poverty• Poor living conditions

Displacement

Humanitarian Impact of the Barrier in EJ

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The Barrier in East Jerusalem

Started in June 2002 after an escalation of suicide bombings- issue is the route

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The Barrier

WEST BANK

Constructed58% (413 km)

Under Construction10% (73 km)

Planned32% (223 km)

Green Line

Total Length: 709 kmWithin the West Bank 85%

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East Jerusalem: Checkpoints for West Bank ID holders

Qalandiya

Olives

Gilo

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Restricted Access

Al-Ram/East Jerusalem – Formal commercial area

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Access to Health

• All Jerusalem ID holders / West Bank and Gaza residents

• Permits & access for West Bank patients, staff & ambulances to East Jerusalem hospitals

• Problems of access for Jerusalem residents who live outside Barrier

• Access problems within East Jerusalem due to ambulance escorts (ICRC/PRCS/MADA agreement)

• Access to West Bank/Jerusalem hospitals for dislocated communities

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Access to Education

• Permits & access for West Bank teachers /students to Jerusalem

• Classroom shortage in Municipal system / Demolition / sealing of Al Waqf schools

• Estimated 5-10,000 pupils not enrolled / high dropout rate

• Access to West Bank/Jerusalem schools for dislocated communities

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Residency rights

• Revocation of social benefits & Jerusalem ID cards

• Family reunification

• Registration of children

• Municipal boundary vs. Barrier boundary

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‘Dislocated’ communities & isolated land

• West Bank Palestinian communities on ‘Jerusalem’ side of Barrier

• East Jerusalem communities on ‘West Bank’ side of the Barrier

• West Bank communities severed from their previously close ties to Jerusalem

• West Bank land isolated on ‘Jerusalem side’ of Barrier

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ConclusionsHumanitarian and

economic recovery impeded by:

• Barrier built in the WB, dividing East Jerusalem

• Restrictive planning• Restricted access and

lack of control over spaceBethlehem Barrier Crossing 2008

Documents

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEWJune 2010 East Jerusalem Humanitarian