The golden Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as Palestinian father of six, Azzam Afifi, uses a sledge hammer to destroy his own home in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 23, 2012, as he carries out an Israeli court order which ruled that the house was built without a municipality permit. Many Palestinians end up demolishing their homes themselves to avoid the high cost of paying for Israeli government bulldozers, or go to prison for not being able to pay. PHOTO/AHMAD 2012 AFP
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