1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Israel ▁issued ▁ 1 4 , 0 8 7 ▁demol itions ▁order , ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁a ▁minor ity ▁( 2 0 %) ▁have ▁been ▁executed . ▁The ▁remaining ▁orders ▁do ▁not ▁exp ire , ▁leaving ▁the ▁structures ▁in ▁a ▁continuous ▁state ▁of ▁uncertainty . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁on ▁demol itions ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Article ▁ 5 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions : ▁Any ▁destruction ▁by ▁the ▁Occ up ying ▁Power ▁of ▁real ▁or ▁personal ▁property ▁belonging ▁individually ▁or ▁collect ively ▁to ▁private ▁persons , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁State , ▁or ▁to ▁other ▁public ▁authorities , ▁or ▁to ▁social ▁or ▁co oper ative ▁organizations , ▁is ▁prohib ited , ▁except ▁where ▁such ▁destruction ▁is ▁rendered ▁absolutely ▁necessary ▁by ▁military ▁operations . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁demol itions ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁British ▁mand ate ▁planning ▁rules , ▁which ▁are ▁ev oked ▁to ▁justify ▁demol itions , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Israel ▁does ▁not ▁employ ▁the ▁Mand atory ▁prov isions ▁for ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁construction ▁perm its , ▁according ▁to ▁B ' t se lem . ▁ ▁Israel ▁def ends ▁its ▁policy ▁on ▁three ▁grounds . ▁First ly , ▁it ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁demol itions ▁satisfy ▁Jordan ian ▁law , ▁which ▁was ▁oper ative ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Israel ▁occupied ▁the ▁territ ories . ▁Second ly , ▁it ▁states ▁that ▁its ▁actions ▁satisfy ▁Article ▁ 4 3 ▁of ▁the ▁H ague ▁convent ions . ▁Third ly , ▁it