Thousands of Druze are protesting the slated demolitions of homes belonging to Druze citizens of Israel in the town of Maghar, in northern Israel.
The Interior Ministry on Tuesday morning announced it was delaying the planned demolition of 20 homes in Druze communities around the country after Druze leaders warned that the actions could spark violence.
Last night, thousands gathered in Maghar due to a false report that police were on their way demolish several homes.
Today’s protest has been planned for several days. In November some 20 families in the northern Druze villages of Maghar, Yarka and Isfiya received demolition orders for their supposedly illegally built houses.
“I am here among thousands of residents that came to express their opposition and their anger at the continual and deliberate home demolition policy of Netanyahu’s government,” says MK Abdullah Abu Ma’aruf (Joint List).
— Dov Lieber
Thousands of Druze gather to protest planned home demolitions in northern Israel on January 24, 2017. (Joint List/ Courtesy)
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