Israeli forces demolished on Tuesday a two-apartment house in the Al-Tour neighborhood in east Jerusalem, according to Palestinian sources. The building was home to the Karameh family, the owners, and another Palestinian family who rented one of the apartments. Altogether 16 Palestinians including 12 minors were reportedly expelled. The demolition came after years of legal battling in Israeli courts for building without a permit. Hamdi Karameh, a family member, told The New Arab that “we have been paying fees to avoid demolition since 2001. We have paid more than 800,000 shekels (256,000 USD) …