Original sentence: " But in a later ruling the Supreme Court ruled that demolitions can be carried out if advance notice would hinder the success of the demolition." In Oct 1999, during the "Peace Process" and before the start of the Al Aqsa Intefada, Amnesty International wrote that: "well over one third of the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem live under threat of having their house demolished."House demolitions ostensibly occur because the homes are built 'illegally' - i.... But the Israeli policy has been based on discrimination.... Threatened houses exist in almost every street and it is probable that the great majority of Palestinians live in or next to a house due for demolition.... [Israel has] discriminated in the application of the law, strictly enforcing planning prohibitions where Palestinian houses are built and freely allowing amendments to the plans to promote development where Israelis are setting up settlements.According to Amnesty International, "The destruction of Palestinian homes, agricultural land and other property in the Occupied Territories, including East Jerusalem, is inextricably linked with Israel’s long-standing policy of appropriating as much as possible of the land it occupies, notably by establishing Israeli settlements.Amnesty International describes this as "a virtual green light" to demolition with no warning and noted in 2004 that "this is what happens in most cases".During the period 2006-2007, Israel has demolished 165 homes in the West Bank (excluding East Jerusalem) claiming that they lacked building permits, leaving 724 people homeless.In 2002, a group of Palestinians appealed a demolition case to the Israeli Supreme Court which temporarily ruled in their favor that there must be a right to appeal unless doing so would "endanger the lives of Israelis or if there are combat activities in the vicinity.In addition, Israel destroyed 1,049 houses and other structures claiming permit violations in the West Bank in the period 1999-2003, and demolished 2,276 houses in the West Bank and East Jerusalem combined in the period 1987-1998.Officials and spokespersons of the Israeli government have consistently maintained that the demolition of Palestinian houses is based on planning considerations and is carried out according to the law.Palestinians are targeted for no other reasons than that they are Palestinians.without a permit