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 the house. Family member Yasmeen Salhiyeh, 19, said Israeli forces cut off the electricity to their home and fired tear gas canisters in and around the house. He told Al Jazeera that there were “about 200 police, border police, Yammam and special forces.” Hours after the demolition ended and Israeli forces largely pulled out, the family and lawyers continue to have no information about the whereabouts of those arrested, said Yasmeen. Huge Israeli forces besieged the neighborhood, detained the family, assaulted them and demolished the home.#SaveSheikhJarrah pic.twitter.com/e8vKjy29qY — Quds News Network January 19, 2022 Local NGOs and rights groups have long pointed to a range of Israeli practices and policies in Jerusalem aimed at altering the demographic ratio in favour of Jews, a goal laid out as “maintaining a solid Jewish majority in the city” in the municipality’s 2000 masterplan.

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Israel demolishes village at the heart of Bedouin minority’s struggle over land
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel demolishes village at the heart of Bedouin minority’s struggle over land

LA Times  

The last building standing — the mosque — in the 400-person Umm al-Hiran village is razed Thursday. Israeli authorities on Thursday completed the demolition of a village at the heart of a years-long struggle by members of the country’s Arab Bedouin minority against relocation plans. Residents of the village, Umm al-Hiran, accuse the authorities of forcibly displacing them so the …

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 …

With all eyes on Gaza, Israel steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes
10 months ago

With all eyes on Gaza, Israel steps up demolitions of Palestinian homes

Al Jazeera  

Occupied East Jerusalem – Fakhri Abu Diab had no time to pack his belongings when the Israeli authorities arrived on his doorstep in occupied East Jerusalem on February 14. But 87 homes have been bulldozed in East Jerusalem since Hamas’s deadly attack on Israeli communities and military outposts in southern Israel on October 7 last year, according to Ir Amim, …

Israel bombs homes in central Gaza, killing several families
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel bombs homes in central Gaza, killing several families

Al Jazeera  

As Israel’s aggression expands in the central Gaza Strip, civilian casualties are mounting amid the bombardment of residential homes in Deir el-Balah and the al-Zawaida refugee camp. Sumayya Ahmed, an elderly woman who was in the residential building that came under attack in Deir el-Balah, said her family members were preparing to sleep when the attack occurred at about 10:30pm. …

Israeli air attack on residential home in Rafah kills four Palestinians
1 year ago

Israeli air attack on residential home in Rafah kills four Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Israeli warplanes have bombed a house belonging to the Shehadeh family in the Brazil neighbourhood in the Rafah governorate, south of the Gaza Strip. In two separate attacks on the Abu Dabaa and Ashour family homes in Rafah, the number of people killed from the aerial bombardment increased to 25. “Cutting off communications and the internet means that Palestinians will …

Israeli air raids flatten homes, kill dozens at a time in southern Gaza
1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli air raids flatten homes, kill dozens at a time in southern Gaza

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli army has escalated aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip, crushing families in the rubble of residential buildings, as health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed overnight and medical facilities were shut down because of bomb damage and lack of power. Across central and south Gaza, where Israel has told civilians to take shelter ahead of an expected …

As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home
1 year, 3 months ago

As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — With the walls stripped bare and furniture dismantled, the east Jerusalem apartment is a far cry from the vividly-hued haven it was in early February, when members of the Zalabani family played cards on the cobalt couch and feasted on stewed chicken with richly spiced rice. “Home demolitions intentionally harm innocent people in the hopes that they deter …

Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions
1 year, 4 months ago

Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions

Associated Press  

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli security forces on Tuesday demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack earlier this year, the military said, the latest incursion to fuel tensions in the occupied territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government, which has taken a hard line against the Palestinians, has vowed to …

Israel demolishes refugee camp home of alleged Palestinian attacker
1 year, 4 months ago

Israel demolishes refugee camp home of alleged Palestinian attacker

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces demolished the house of Abdelfattah Kharousheh, who was accused of an attack that killed two Israelis last February. Israeli forces raided the Askar refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and demolished the home of a Palestinian man who was allegedly involved in killing two Israeli settlers last February. According to the Palestinian news agency …

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel’s home demolitions a ‘war on nerves’ for Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

East Jerusalem residents know that suspended demolition orders remain in force and may be executed at any moment. Residents of the 13-unit building – at least half of whom are minors – received a final Israeli demolition order on February 5, under the pretext that their building “lacks a permit”. Under the new right-wing Israeli government sworn in late last …

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Ratib Matar’s family was growing. Israel’s new far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called not only for the sealing of the assailant’s family home, but also the immediate demolition of dozens of Palestinian homes built without permits in east Jerusalem, among other punitive steps. For many Palestinians, the gathering pace of home demolitions is part of the new …

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian school in Masafer Yatta
2 years, 1 month ago

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian school in Masafer Yatta

Al Jazeera  

The school served 22 students from four different villages in the southern occupied West Bank region, where Palestinian residents face forcible displacement. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have demolished a recently-built Palestinian primary school in the Masafer Yatta region of the southern occupied West Bank, where residents are facing the ongoing threat of forced displacement. “The Israeli occupation …

In Masafer Yatta, Palestinian families whose homes were destroyed by Israel's military are living in caves
2 years, 3 months ago

In Masafer Yatta, Palestinian families whose homes were destroyed by Israel's military are living in caves

ABC  

Emad Husheyah and his nine children live inside a cave. Human rights experts say forced evictions could be a war crime About 1,200 Palestinians, including 500 children, could be moved off the land at Masafer Yatta. Masafer Yatta residents and Israeli rights groups say that many of the Palestinian families have been permanently living there since before Israeli occupation of …

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes
2 years, 7 months ago

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rights group said, a day after the military demolished homes in an area where hundreds of Palestinians face the threat of expulsion. On Wednesday, Israeli troops demolished at least 18 buildings and structures in the West Bank following …

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler
2 years, 7 months ago

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused of killing settler

Al Jazeera  

Clashes broke out when Israeli forces raided a village in the occupied West Bank and demolished the house of a Palestinian they say killed an Israeli settler last December. Using explosives, soldiers destroyed the home of Omar Jaradat on Saturday in the village of Silat al-Harithiya near the flashpoint city of Jenin, a statement by the Israeli army said. Watch …

Israeli troops demolish Palestinian homes in West Bank
2 years, 9 months ago

Israeli troops demolish Palestinian homes in West Bank

Al Jazeera  

Israel demolishes the homes of two people accused of carrying out a deadly attack in the occupied West Bank last year. Israeli troops have demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the occupied West Bank last year, the military said. B’Tselem, an Israeli rights group, said it had recorded 77 Palestinian deaths …

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 …

Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes
2 years, 10 months ago

Jerusalem: Israel forces Palestinians to self-demolish own homes

Al Jazeera  

Jabal al-Mukabber, occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli authorities have forced two Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal al-Mukabber to demolish their own homes, rendering 13 people, including five children, homeless. “The border police came to the homes immediately after the court decision on Sunday morning and told the families that if they don’t self-demolish, they would …

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

Palestinian family protests east Jerusalem home eviction

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Palestinian residents of a flashpoint …

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 …

Israeli settlers take over home in Jerusalem’s Silwan
3 years, 2 months ago

Israeli settlers take over home in Jerusalem’s Silwan

Al Jazeera  

Settlers take over an apartment in Palestinian neighbourhood as the Jerusalem municipality hands out demolition orders. Occupied East Jerusalem – Israeli settlers from the Elad settler group have taken over a Palestinian home in the Silwan neighbourhood, south of the Old City of Jerusalem. The second-floor apartment, located in the Wadi al-Rababa area of Silwan, a Palestinian neighbourhood in occupied …

Debt and trauma as Israel destroys Palestinian homes, businesses
3 years, 5 months ago

Debt and trauma as Israel destroys Palestinian homes, businesses

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Palestinians struggle to see a future as Israel demolishes homes and businesses in occupied territories. Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem – Hundreds of Palestinian families are struggling to put their lives back together after their homes and businesses were demolished by Israeli authorities, either as collective punishment for operations carried out by relatives against the Israeli occupation …

Israel demolishes family home of suspected Palestinian attacker
3 years, 5 months ago

Israel demolishes family home of suspected Palestinian attacker

Al Jazeera  

The demolition of Montaser Shalabi’s home draws US criticism as rights groups say the policy is collective punishment. Israeli forces have demolished the family home of a Palestinian American man accused of being involved in a shooting that killed an Israeli and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank last May. After an appeal in an Israeli court by …

Palestinians defy ‘precursor to mass displacements’
3 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians defy ‘precursor to mass displacements’

Al Jazeera  

Israel has sent demolition notices to residents of about 100 homes in Silwan, warning their abodes – housing more than 1,500 people – are to be destroyed. According to a statement released by Fakhri Abu Diab, co-director of the Jahalin Solidarity organisation and spokesman for Silwan residents, members of the US Congress are currently discussing Israel’s ongoing displacement of Palestinians …

Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For Biblical Park
3 years, 5 months ago

Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For Biblical Park

NPR  

Palestinians May Be Evicted From Jerusalem Neighborhood To Make Way For Biblical Park Palestinians in a Jerusalem neighborhood face the threat of having their homes demolished. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Dozens of Palestinian families in an East Jerusalem neighborhood could have their homes demolished to make way for a special project by Jewish settlers - an archaeological park near ancient ruins. …

Demolitions begin in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan
3 years, 5 months ago

Demolitions begin in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan

Al Jazeera  

Violence erupted after the demolition of a Palestinian business by Israeli forces began in the al-Bustan area of the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan on Tuesday. In a statement earlier this month, Palestinian rights organisation Al-Haq said Palestinians in East Jerusalem make up the majority of the population, but “Israeli zoning laws have allocated 35 percent of the land …

Demolishing Palestinian homes for an Israeli religious theme park
3 years, 6 months ago

Demolishing Palestinian homes for an Israeli religious theme park

Al Jazeera  

More than 100 buildings housing about 1,500 people in the al-Bustan area of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem face demolition. Silwan, Occupied East Jerusalem – Nearly 130 Palestinian families face the destruction of their homes to make way for an Israeli religious theme park where the Israelis believe King David had a garden in biblical times. “My family has lived …

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 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 …

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 …

Gaza: Daunting rebuilding task after 11 days of Israeli bombing
3 years, 7 months ago

Gaza: Daunting rebuilding task after 11 days of Israeli bombing

Al Jazeera  

UN warns health facilities in danger of being overwhelmed and urges immediate access to Gaza for supplies and personnel. Fabrizio Carboni, regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross, echoed WHO’s call for urgent medical supplies, adding, “It will take years to rebuild – and even more to rebuild the fractured lives.” Five more bodies were pulled out …

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 …

Palestinian shot dead after car rams Israeli police in Jerusalem
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinian shot dead after car rams Israeli police in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Six Israeli police injured as a Palestinian crashes his vehicle into a roadblock in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian driver who crashed his car into a police roadblock, injuring six officers, in a flashpoint Jerusalem neighbourhood, police said. The incident on Sunday occurred in Sheikh Jarrah, in Israeli occupied East Jerusalem, which is the focus …

In Pictures: Israel attacks on Gaza kill 24, including children
3 years, 7 months ago

In Pictures: Israel attacks on Gaza kill 24, including children

Al Jazeera  

At least 24 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip after Hamas launched rockets towards Israel. An Israeli drone raids killed a man in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to local media reports. In another attack, a woman was killed when a missile struck the upper floors of an apartment building in al-Shati …

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children. The Dajanis are one of several Palestinian families facing imminent eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem. “It was like heaven after our exodus.” Things …

Israel: Rockets fired from Gaza Strip, balloon-borne devices used for arson
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel: Rockets fired from Gaza Strip, balloon-borne devices used for arson

Op India  

Israel has been reeling under violence since a week due to constant clashes and confrontations with Palestinian protestors. After a violent clash at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem that left around 200 injured, rockets from the Gaza Strip were launched towards the city of Ashkelon and surrounding communities of Israel on Saturday as well as Sunday night. In a retaliatory response, …

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the garden, naming them for each of his six children. The Dajanis are one of several Palestinian families facing imminent eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem. “It was like heaven after our exodus.” Things …

US expresses concern as Israeli police crack down in Jerusalem
3 years, 7 months ago

US expresses concern as Israeli police crack down in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Red Crescent says at least 17 Palestinians wounded after Israeli police confront protesters in East Jerusalem. “UNICEF received reports that ambulances were restricted from arriving on location to assist and evacuate the injured and that an on-site clinic was reportedly hit and searched.” 9 May 2021 - 21:40 GMT Israeli police wound journalist at Damascus Gate Al Jazeera’s Harry …

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 …

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 …

Israel is trying hard to erase Jerusalem’s Palestinians
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel is trying hard to erase Jerusalem’s Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

For us Jerusalemites, it is frankly nauseating to hear commentators throw around cliches of “cycle of violence”, call for a “return to calm”, and generally engage in bothsidesism, whenever violence erupts. On April 22, hundreds of extremist Jews marched on the old city under the protection of the Israeli police, chanting “Death to Arabs!” Palestinian youth were relentless in their …

Video shows Israeli settler trying to take over Palestinian house
3 years, 7 months ago

Video shows Israeli settler trying to take over Palestinian house

Al Jazeera  

“If I don’t steal your home, someone else will steal it,” was the answer given by an Israeli settler to Muna al-Kurd, a young Palestinian woman who accused him of stealing her home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in the occupied East Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/OSB0QejwCT — Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده May 1, 2021 The response provoked al-Kurd, who told him “You …

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 …

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 …

Israel orders wave of new house demolitions in Silwan, Jerusalem
3 years, 11 months ago

Israel orders wave of new house demolitions in Silwan, Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

Residents fear Jerusalem municipality is preparing to raze many Palestinian homes over the coming weeks. Diab is a community activist and one of several Palestinian residents of the Al-Bustan neighbourhood in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, served with demolition orders by Jerusalem’s Israeli-run municipality in December. When Al Jazeera contacted Jerusalem Municipality for its response to the new demolition orders, it …

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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