Headlines for March 03, 2010

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Israel Delays East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

In Israel and the Occupied Territories, the Israeli government has delayed a plan to demolish Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Bustan. Israeli officials are pushing to construct an archaeological park on the grounds of homes inhabited by Palestinian families for over a century. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Jerusalem’s mayor to delay the demolitions, citing concern over Israel’s international image. Orly Noy, a spokesperson for the Israeli human rights group Ir Amim, criticized the demolition plans.

Orly Noy: "We believe that any plan that involves massive demolitions of almost ninety houses in the most sensitive area, in the most explosive area of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem, is extremely dangerous both to the political future of the city and to its current stability."

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