Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh in the rubble of the building the day after the demolition. Photo: Photo: Christian Aid/Sarah Malian.
Peace Centre demolished
Dismay at the demolition of a Peace Centre on the edge of Jerusalem by the Israeli army
by Symon Hill
9th November 2012
Israeli and Palestinian peace groups expressed dismay that a Peace Centre on the edge of Jerusalem has been demolished by the Israeli army. The centre, Beit Arabiya, was destroyed in the early hours of Thursday 1 November. It was the sixth occasion on which the building had been demolished. It was last rebuilt in July by about thirty volunteers from Palestine, Israel and elsewhere. They included Muslims, Jews and Christians who said they ‘refuse to be enemies’. They were organised by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).
