Jerusalem municipality demolishes illegal Palestinian houses

A man watches a Palestinian house demolition in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Palestinian homes built without a construction permit are often demolished by order of the Jerusalem municipality. Palestinians claim that it is impossible to obtain permits.

Israeli police detain a Palestinian boy, as scuffles broke out, unseen, during a Palestinian house demolition in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. <AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean>