Israeli bulldozers demolished three Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem early Wednesday, locals told Ma'an.Look at those racist Israelis, doing things to Arabs they would never do to Jews.
Accompanied by Israeli forces and police officers, bulldozers entered the Palestinian neighborhoods of Beit Hanina, Shuafat, and Ras al-Amoud, where they destroyed two shops and a workshop.
Oh, wait:
Three Arab shops in Jerusalem being demolished are Ma'an's main story, and it ignores Israel demolishing 28 Jewish-owned buildings on the same day.Security forces began an operation to demolish 10 illegal structures in the West Bank outpost of Ma’ale Rehavam early Wednesday afternoon, after the High Court rejected claims by settlers that the land the buildings are on was purchased legally.
...[S]ecurity forces geared up for violent resistance as they carry out a court order to demolish 28 structures in three West Bank outposts, including a synagogue.
After the court rejected the settlers’ claims, forces were given the go-ahead to begin demolishing the structures, three of which house families.
Like most modern states, Israel is a nation of laws. If you build something illegally, very possibly you will lose your investment. If you move a family there, they will lose their home. Whether you are Jewish or Arab.
What are the statistics of how many Jewish buildings have been demolished in recent years? I don't know - I can't find any European-funded NGO that spends the time to count them. One report finds that in the late 1990s/early 2000s there were far more demolitions of Jewish homes than Arab homes in Jerusalem. Israel has certainly demolished a number of illegal Jewish settlements since then.
I suspect that there are a lot more Jewish buildings being destroyed than you see in the news.
The Jewish home demolitions are not something to be publicized, because the fact that it ever happens completely contradicts the main thesis of B'Tselem and ICAHD and all the other well-funded organizations that claim that Israel is discriminating against Arabs. They won't ever dare count demolitions of Jewish homes or make a comparison. The UN and Amnesty and Human Rights Watch doesn't care whether homes are built legally or illegally - they only care if the homes being demolished don't belong to Jews.
And once again, the truth is sacrificed on the altar of hate.
(UPDATE: Removed the sentence " I can say that between 1993 and 2001, far more Jewish homes were demolished in Jerusalem than Arab homes." since I could not verify that in that linked paper, which is worth reading anyway. But the same author wrote the more comprehensive study that is excerpted in the link above. H/t Alexi.)