Ms Jenny Derbyshire:

The reason given for demolitions is that there is no planning permission. The problem is that planning permission is not given because it is a military occupation. In a military occupation, however, the occupying power is supposed to give protection to the residents of the occupied area. We would expect this to include housing, schooling and so on. It is for this reason that people take matters into their own hands. We must look beneath the reasons that are given for these cases. We must also consider that settlers are given permission to build very big houses in areas where Palestinians have no water or electricity.