The Israeli municipal and tax authorities on Tuesday launched a campaign against Palestinian storeowners and car drivers in Shu’fat refugee camp northeast of Occupied Jerusalem.
According to local sources municipal and taxation employees escorted by police officers stormed Shu’fat camp and embarked on searching Palestinian stores and slapping financial penalties on the owners for alleged violations.
Car drivers were also fined during the same campaign in the camp.
The Israeli occupation authority forces the Palestinians in Jerusalem to pay heavy taxes such as the national insurance tax for services they barely receive These taxes often exceed their incomes and revenues.
The Israeli tax system used against the Palestinians in Jerusalem violates the international law which considers east Jerusalem as occupied territory and thus Israeli law should not be applied to the area.
