Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests
3 years, 6 months ago

Israel releases Sheikh Jarrah activists after hours-long arrests

Al Jazeera  

Siblings Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd are activists behind a social media campaign against forced expulsions of Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Activists Muna al-Kurd and Mohammed al-Kurd, who have been at the forefront of a campaign to stop the expulsions of Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, have been released from custody several hours after they were arrested by Israeli police. Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, said: “Muna al-Kurd says she was specifically chosen to be detained because she has become a bit of a symbol of what is going on in Sheikh Jarrah, the voice of the families that are facing these forced expulsions.” Police had confirmed the arrest of the 23-year-old woman for allegedly participating in “public disturbances” in Sheikh Jarrah. Last March, the Israeli district court in occupied East Jerusalem ratified orders for six Palestinian families – the al-Kurds included – in Sheikh Jarrah to vacate their homes in order to make way for settlers.

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Israel orders eviction of Palestinian family from east Jerusalem property, reigniting a legal battle
8 months, 1 week ago

Israel orders eviction of Palestinian family from east Jerusalem property, reigniting a legal battle

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — An Israeli court on Monday ordered the eviction of a Palestinian family in a contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the latest in a legal saga that has come to symbolize the conflicting claims to the holy city. It’s part of a broader trend of settlers encroaching on Palestinian neighborhoods in contested east Jerusalem, and previous attempts at evictions …

Israeli High Court Suspends Forced Evictions Of Palestinian Families In Sheikh Jarrah
2 years, 9 months ago

Israeli High Court Suspends Forced Evictions Of Palestinian Families In Sheikh Jarrah

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood can remain in their homes for the time being. Mustafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Sami Arsheid, a lawyer representing the families’ case before the court, said the decision was “something huge” that ran counter …

Israeli settler, police violence before Sheikh Jarrah expulsion
2 years, 10 months ago

Israeli settler, police violence before Sheikh Jarrah expulsion

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians say intensified police and settler presence come to lay groundwork for family’s forced displacement. Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem – Residents of the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem say the intensified Israeli police and settler presence in the area come to lay the groundwork for a Palestinian family’s imminent forced displacement next month. For the …

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah
2 years, 11 months ago

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces tear down the house in overnight raid displacing the family of 18 from their home in occupied East Jerusalem. Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli forces have destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, days after the family tried to stave off the demolition by threatening to blow up …

Palestinian family protests east Jerusalem home eviction
2 years, 11 months ago

Palestinian family protests east Jerusalem home eviction

The Independent  

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Palestinian family protests East Jerusalem home displacement
2 years, 11 months ago

Palestinian family protests East Jerusalem home displacement

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces surround Mahmoud Salhiyeh’s house in an attempt to force his family out of their Sheikh Jarrah home. A Palestinian man whose family is facing forced displacement by Israeli police from their home in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah has threatened to blow up gas canisters rather than be forced out. The family said it bought …

Sheikh Jarrah families ‘determined’ despite lingering uncertainty
3 years, 1 month ago

Sheikh Jarrah families ‘determined’ despite lingering uncertainty

Al Jazeera  

Families say they will continue to stand their ground as the Israeli court is expected to decide the ownership of their homes. On November 2, four Palestinian families facing forced displacement unanimously rejected the court’s proposal, which required them to accept settler ownership of the land in the occupied East Jerusalem upon which their homes sit. The court proposed a …

Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers
3 years, 1 month ago

Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers

Al Jazeera  

Four Palestinian families reject deal that would have seen them accept the temporary ownership of their homes by a settler group. Palestinians facing forced displacement from a flashpoint neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem have rejected a deal that would have seen them accept the temporary ownership of their homes by an Israeli settler organisation. The four families in the Sheikh …

Pair of Jerusalem activists freed after detention by Israel
3 years, 6 months ago

Pair of Jerusalem activists freed after detention by Israel

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Sunday detained two members of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem who led protests against attempts by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families from their homes in the area. The siblings’ lawyer, Nasser Odeh, told journalists outside the police station that his clients were accused of “disturbing public …

Israel Arrests Jerusalem Activists Protesting Forced Evictions In Sheikh Jarrah
3 years, 6 months ago

Israel Arrests Jerusalem Activists Protesting Forced Evictions In Sheikh Jarrah

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JERUSALEM — Israeli police burst into the home of a prominent family in the contested Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem on Sunday, the family said, arresting a 23-year-old woman who has led protests against attempts by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families from their homes in the area. JERUSALEM, JUNE 06: Israeli police detain 23 …

Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen
3 years, 6 months ago

Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still underway, even after it fueled weeks of unrest and helped ignite an 11-day Gaza war. Settlers began trying to evict them shortly after Israel captured the West Bank and east Jerusalem in the 1967 war. The settlers have benefitted from Israeli …

Sheikh Jarrah is ‘under a siege,’ Palestinian residents say
3 years, 7 months ago

Sheikh Jarrah is ‘under a siege,’ Palestinian residents say

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood have been placed ‘under a siege’ by Israeli authorities, residents say. Palestinians living in the flashpoint neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem say they have been placed “under a siege” by Israeli authorities. Palestinian writer Mohammed el-Kurd from Sheikh Jarrah posted on Twitter a video and photos on Tuesday showing Israeli …

The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict
3 years, 7 months ago

The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict

NPR  

The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict The move by Israeli settlers to evict Palestinian families from the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah was one of the sparks for the fighting between Israel and Hamas. The current conflict might be coming to an end after 11 days with announcements of a cease-fire tonight, but it …

Sheikh Jarrah: The tiny neighbourhood at the centre of a dispute threatening to spiral into war
3 years, 7 months ago

Sheikh Jarrah: The tiny neighbourhood at the centre of a dispute threatening to spiral into war

ABC  

When Amera Dejjani was a child, her father planted four trees in the garden of the family's home in Sheikh Jarrah — one for her and each of her siblings. Sheikh Jarrah's current residents have been ordered to leave by an Israeli court that upheld a claim by a group of Jewish settlers to the land on which they're built. …

The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute in Jerusalem: Israel Vs Arab Muslims
3 years, 7 months ago

The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute in Jerusalem: Israel Vs Arab Muslims

Op India  

A fresh wave of violence has descended upon the Abrahamic Holy Land, with Palestinian terror unit Hamas firing multiple rockets at Jerusalem, and the Israeli Defense Forces responding back in kind. However, the main flashpoint behind the violence is the Sheikh Jarrah property dispute, a dispute which can lead to the evictions of around 300 Palestinians from the East Jerusalem …

The Hindu Explains | What is happening in Jerusalem?
3 years, 7 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What is happening in Jerusalem?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On Monday, Israeli armed forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram esh-Sharif in Jerusalem, ahead of a march by Zionist nationalists commemorating Israel’s capture of the eastern half of the city in 1967. The threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinian families in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah escalated the crisis further in the last …

Sheikh Jarrah residents speak out on Israel’s forced expulsions
3 years, 7 months ago

Sheikh Jarrah residents speak out on Israel’s forced expulsions

Al Jazeera  

Israeli court’s delay of its ruling on the forced expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood is a momentary victory. Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem – Israel’s high court has postponed a ruling on the forced expulsion of four Palestinian families here after a violent crackdown on protests and prayer by Israeli security forces. Advocate Husni Abu …

Dozens injured as Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque
3 years, 7 months ago

Dozens injured as Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque

India Today  

Scores of people were injured Saturday as Israeli police fired water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinian protesters in annexed east Jerusalem, a day after fierce clashes at the city's Al-Aqsa mosque. Dozens of Arab Israeli protesters also gathered across Israel in solidarity with Sheikh Jarrah residents, holding up signs that read "the occupation is terrorism". Turkey's President Recep …

Israel’s Supreme Court delays hearing on Palestinian evictions from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel’s Supreme Court delays hearing on Palestinian evictions from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday postponed a hearing on the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem and will set a new date within 30 days. Last week, the court said it would hear an appeal by the Palestinian families against their eviction from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, in the latest …

Palestinians criticise social media censorship over Sheikh Jarrah
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians criticise social media censorship over Sheikh Jarrah

Al Jazeera  

Social media users sharing content from Sheikh Jarrah complain their accounts have been censored, limited or shut down. Palestinians have slammed social media companies for shutting down their personal accounts and censoring content about attacks on residents and activists by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. #SaveSheikhJarrah — sara m. saleh | سارة …

Hundreds hurt as Palestinians protest evictions in Jerusalem
3 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds hurt as Palestinians protest evictions in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers earlier packed the mosque on the final Friday of Ramadan and many stayed to protest. Israeli police fired rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinians at Al-Aqsa as anger grows over the potential eviction of Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. “Police must immediately stop firing …

Hamas commander warns Israel over occupied East Jerusalem attacks
3 years, 7 months ago

Hamas commander warns Israel over occupied East Jerusalem attacks

Al Jazeera  

The armed wing of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has issued a warning to Israel over its attacks against Palestinian residents in occupied East Jerusalem, saying Israel will pay a “heavy price” for its actions. “The Qassam Brigades will not stand idly by in the face of attacks on the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood,” Mohammed Deif, the brigades commander, said in …

Palestinians vow to save Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians vow to save Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces raided the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem for the second night on Tuesday, spraying skunk water, a chemically enhanced type of sewage water, and physically assaulting residents and solidarity protesters. Several Palestinians were arrested, including Tala Obeid, Omar al-Khatib and Mahmoud Nabil al-Kurd, whose families face displacement from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Palestinians have …

What is happening in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah?
3 years, 7 months ago

What is happening in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah?

Al Jazeera  

Israel ordered six Palestinian families to leave their homes in Sheikh Jarrah on May 2 to make way for Jewish settlers. “Not only has Israel unlawfully extended its domestic civil legal system to occupied East Jerusalem, but proceeded to enact more discriminatory laws and policies that enforce the confiscation of Palestinian property in East Jerusalem in favour of settlers, the …

Jerusalem on edge after clashes between Israelis and Palestinians
3 years, 8 months ago

Jerusalem on edge after clashes between Israelis and Palestinians

The Independent  

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Video shows police beating Israeli politician in Jerusalem
3 years, 8 months ago

Video shows police beating Israeli politician in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Ofer Cassif was attending a protest against Jewish settlements in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Ofer Cassif, a Jewish member of the mostly Arab Joint List party, was attending a protest against the expansion of a Jewish settlement in Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem. Cassif’s spokesman Itai Aknin told AFP news agency the injured lawmaker …

Eviction of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah part of Israeli policy
4 years ago

Eviction of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah part of Israeli policy

Al Jazeera  

For at least a dozen Palestinian families living in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the threat of eviction from their homes looms over their heads, paralysing any thoughts of the future. “Since the eviction order, we’ve been living with the daily anxiety of not knowing when the Israeli army will come and evict us from our home,” …

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