LONDON: Israeli authorities demolished nearly half of a Palestinian Bedouin community in an area designated for the controversial E1 project in the east of occupied Jerusalem, displacing about 20 residents and threatening the rest with eviction, three Israeli rights groups warned on Thursday. In a joint statement, Ir Amim, Bimkom and Peace Now said that Israeli forces demolished four residential compounds in Bir Al-Maskub on Tuesday, including homes, kitchens and sanitation facilities, in an are