1,212 dunums of land confiscated by Israel in order to construct various Israeli settlements and expand the Hebrew University: 568 dunums for the Hebrew University in 1968, 394 dunums for Giv’at Shappira (French Hill) in 1968, 248 dunums for Mishr Adummim in 1974, 2 dunums for Ma’ale Adummim in 1975. Issawiya is located at the foot of French Hill, northwest of the road to Ma'ale Adumim. Under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem Municipality, its citizens are considered permanent residents of the city, entitled to live and work in Israel without special permits. As permanent residents, they are also entitled to social benefits provided by Bituah Leumi (Israeli National Insurance Institute) and Israeli health insurance. It is one of the poorest Jerusalem neighbourhoods. According to B'tselem, citing community leaders, the population is some 22,000 people while planners commissioned by the municipality and the local leadership say there are 3,700 to 4,000 apartments. The average population density is 25 people per dunam, almost three times the 8.9 in French Hill and 3.5 times the average population density in Jerusalem. Again, according to the same NGO, since April 2019, Isawiya has been subject to an ongoing campaign of harassment and collective punishment. By 2020, Israeli authorities had issued 136 pending demolition orders for homes in the neighborhood. Land registry Under Jordanian rule, land in Issawiya was registered under the owner's name, but registration stopped in 1967. Residents who apply for building permits are frequently turned down because ownership cannot be proven. Another problem is that land may belong to as many as ten clans. The land would need to be unified and then divided between all residents who claim ownership..Israeli municipal data in 2015 calculated that Isawiya had 1,840 apartments, while a joint planning commission set the current figure (2020) at 3,700-4,000. Education According to the local mukhtar, 800 students in al-Issawiya lack classrooms. This has caused strikes among the students and protests among community leaders and parents. According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the difference in schooling-standard between East and West Jerusalem is "staggering". A girls' school in al-Issawiya is one of five elementary schools in the Jerusalem area that teach philosophy to third-graders as part of a program operating in 70 countries. A project sponsored by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem coordinates educational work with youth in Issawiya. Palestinian-Israeli students at the university undergo a training seminar that