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Silicon manufacturer may be forced to import more coal as jarrah supply, a key input, dwindles

Australia's only silicon manufacturer may be forced to import more coal as it struggles to secure a consistent supply of local timber to make its product. Key points: Simcoa says a tight supply of timber is the result of WA's native timber logging ban Without jarrah timber to make charcoal, the company may have to import more coal to fill …

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

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 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: Palestinian family faces forced displacement

Salem family lives in fear as they await forced expulsion at any moment from the home they have lived in since 1951. Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem – Living in fear and apprehension, the Salem family awaits imminent forced displacement from the house they have lived in since 1951 – currently home to three generations. After Israeli settler NGOs lodged …

Israel Arrests Jerusalem Activists Protesting Forced Evictions In Sheikh Jarrah

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 …

At least 23 hurt as Israeli police attack run in support of Palestinians facing forced expulsion in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 23 runners were injured when Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades at an activist-organised run in solidarity with Palestinian families facing forced expulsion in occupied East Jerusalem Hundreds of runners took part in the …

An Israeli court ruled to forcibly displace seven Palestinian families in Silwan in favour of Jewish settlers in 2020. Occupied East Jerusalem – An Israeli court has postponed its decision on an appeal lodged by Palestinian families facing forced displacement from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem’s Silwan district. The appeal was against an Israeli court verdict in 2020, which …

Israeli forces injure more than 500 Palestinians in wave of West Bank protests against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Beit El, Occupied West Bank – Israeli security forces have killed 11 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, as multiple protests erupted amid growing anger over Israel’s intensifying aerial bombardment in Gaza and the threat of forced expulsion of Palestinians from their …

Sheikh Jarrah residents speak out on Israel’s forced expulsions

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 …

The United Nations urged Israel on Friday to call off any forced evictions in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem warning its actions could amount to “war crimes”. “We wish to emphasise that East Jerusalem remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory, in which international humanitarian law applies,” Colville said. “We urge the government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the …