“Punitive demolitions are a form of collective penalty that punishes people for acts they did not commit,” says a UN representative.
A PALESTINIAN removes a wall to allow a bulldozer access to clear the rubble at the home of Amer Abu Aysha in Hebron in August. The IDF earlier destroyed the home of Abu Aysha, one of the two main suspects in the June kidnapping and murder of three teenagers.(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD / REUTERS)ByMAYA SHWAYDER