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| Hard-line Israeli troops continue to lurk a chance to gain control of Jerusalem without listening to international condemnation. |
"It was done without notice, as a severe breach of the rules, which is not characteristic of a good government and in some cases illegal," Israeli group, Ir Amim, said in a statement cited by Agence France Presse (AFP) on the day Thursday, October 18th.
They include violations that have been carried out by the Israeli government for over 20 years in helping Elad, a hardline settler group, to get more land in Al-Quds, especially in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan.
"Silwan is a stepping stone to a systematic process whose goal is to gain control of the Palestinian territories located around the Old City, cut off the Old City form the urban areas of East Jerusalem and to connect to Jewish settlement blocs."
Silwan, which is located next to the Old City of Al-Quds, is home to more than 10,000 Palestinians.
In early 2009, the Israeli occupation authorities issued demolition orders of more than 88 houses in Silwan.
Israel occupied al-Quds in the Middle East in 1967 and then cut off part of the city and claim it as belonging to Israel, a move not recognized by the world community or UN resolutions.
They even created an artificial earthquake to escape their nefarious purposes.
Holy City is home to Al-Haram Al-Sharif Mosque which also includes the three most important to the religion of Islam, namely the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and is the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Palestinians insist the holy city will be the capital of their future without Israeli intervention.
Israel group asserts that the government provides a set of weapons to help the settlers control over many areas of Al-Quds.
It ranges from the government to seize control of the site property with a forged document.
The report notes that Elad was illegally granted the rights to operate the national park of Jerusalem, a disputed territory, in early 1997.
"The site is technically run by the Nature and Parks Authority but all the tour guides are actually Elad people," activist Ir Amim, Orly Noy told AFP.
"People who come here thinking they are in a regular tourist sites are run by the government. What they actually plan to the settlers."
Elad led by David Be'eri, a former deputy commander of an elite special forces unit in the Israeli army. He along with agents including the police try to look for opportunities to buy homes of Arabs by using cunning tricks like creating disputes between neighbors or utilizing debt.
According to the report, most of the property seized using false documents.
Elad wants to make the Arab environment, which is said to King David's palace once stood, a claim rejected by most archaeologists, into a new Jewish area.
Ir Amim warned that hardline Jewish settlers who settled in the area adjacent to the Aqsa Mosque would lead to conflict.
"It's like giving matches to the pyromaniak (people who like to burn things)."
source: Reuters
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