(Harvard Israel Review) Max Davis - Arab landowners have turned to the Jerusalem municipality for aid in halting illicit, intrusive construction by fellow Arabs on their property. Illegal Construction in Jerusalem: A Variation on an Alarming Global Phenomenon by Justus Weiner uses historical, legal, and governmental sources to demonstrate the Jerusalem municipality's continued cooperation with Arab neighborhoods in planning and enforcing construction laws. Yet attempts to aid Arab neighborhoods have been slowed by the longstanding Palestinian boycott of Jerusalem's political process. During the past decade, thousands of structures have been built without permits in Arab neighborhoods. Some of them are structurally unsound, proving to be dangerous, while others occupy land designated for schools and roads.
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