Demolition orders in E-1

With everyone’s attention focused on the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif, or on efforts to keep the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic track afloat, or on speculation over what a framework agreement will or will not contain, Israeli authorities quietly issued stop work/demolition orders to 40 Bedouin families living in the area that some Israelis hope will become the future settlement of E-1.

Haaretz 2/25: Israel demolishing Bedouin homes on land settlers covet by Jerusalem

PNN 2/24: Israel Distributes Demolition Notices to 40 Families near Occupied Jerusalem

Maan 2/24: Israel issues eviction orders to 40 Bedouin families near Jerusalem