Rights group: 75% of Palestinian children in East Jerusalem live in poverty [due to Israeli systemic discrimination]

Ha'aretz -
...In all, nearly two-thirds of Palestinian families live in poverty, compared to nearly one third of Jewish families, according to the report, titled Human Rights in East Jerusalem 2010, which was compiled by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI).

The report comes ahead of Israel's celebrations to mark 43 years since it captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War...

The ACRI cites a "severe state of discrimination and neglect" in East Jerusalem, which is inhabited by more than 300,000 Palestinians, or 36 percent of the city's total population.

Municipal services are worse in East Jerusalem than in the West, according to the report. 

More than half of the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem have no suitable or legal connection to the water network. The group also reported a shortage of 1,000 classrooms and noted that while West Jerusalem had 42 post offices, East Jerusalem had eight.

Israeli authorities demolished 80 Palestinian homes in 2009, leaving 300 people homeless, the report said. The houses were built without legal permits, but Palestinian residents complain these are hard to get by.

"This past year, East Jerusalem has been on everyone's agenda, making headlines here and abroad," ACRI attorney Tali Nir said.

"Unfortunately, despite all this attention, the harsh reality of everyday life here remains unknown, ignored by both the authorities and the public." ...  Full story