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Source: http://www.jcpa.org/jl/vp498.htm
The Global Epidemic of Illegal Building and Demolitions: Implications for Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Justus Reid Weiner - Those who complain that many Arabs cannot afford housing in Jerusalem ought to recognize economic reality; Jewish residents of Jerusalem who also cannot afford the high cost of housing find it necessary to move to the periphery of the city where housing is more affordable. In New York, nobody would excuse or tolerate people building illegally in Central Park, whatever their attachment to Manhattan or however large their family. Even the PA has demolished houses constructed illegally. PA leader Sari Nusseibeh says, "Gangs that build illegally on land that does not belong to them should be thrown into jail," and "Nobody in their right mind is in favor of illegal building."