Several Israeli military jeep, and police vehicles, escorted by bulldozers, raided Beit Hanina, in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished an apartment building. Local sources have reported that the building belongs to a resident in Al-Ashqariyya area, in Beit Hanina. The owner, Amin Shweiky, said that dozens of israeli soldiers raided the area, declared it a closed military zone, and demolished the building without any warning. He added that that the families were not even granted time to remove their furniture and belongings from the building. “It seems that Nir Barkat, wanted to start his new term as mayor by avenging the lost votes”, Shweiky said, “The Palestinians in Jerusalem boycotted the election, and Barkat now wants to target the very existence of the indigenous Palestinian population.”