The Israeli army has no civil authority over J'lem

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The association for civil rights in Israel said the civil administration of the Israeli army has no right to impose its civil authority over the neighborhoods of Jerusalem behind the segregation wall. This came following Israeli news reports saying that the Israeli municipal council in occupied Jerusalem made a proposal to transfer its civil service jurisdiction in the Jerusalemite neighborhoods behind the wall to the Israeli military administration. The association stressed that these neighborhoods are under occupation in accordance with the international law and the Israeli municipal council is the civil body representing this occupation in Jerusalem, so it has to provide the residents of these areas with all basic services and not to evade its responsibilities. Haaretz newspaper said on Tuesday that the Israeli municipal council in Jerusalem intends to transfer its civil responsibilities in the Jerusalemite neighborhoods to the civil administration of the Israeli army.