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

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 …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin

Al Jazeera

At least 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinian men, including a physician, during a raid on the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Watch| Israeli occupation forces deliberately target the ambulance …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Israel-Palestine news: Chaos as Israelis rally in East Jerusalem

Al Jazeera

Latest updates: Tensions high in occupied East Jerusalem where thousands of ultra-nationalist Jewish groups march chanting ‘death to Arabs’. 29 May 2022 - 19:42 GMT In Pictures: Tensions high as far-right Israelis march in East Jerusalem 29 May 2022 - 18:59 GMT Clashes still ongoing in Sheikh Jarrah: AJ correspondent While tensions at Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate have calmed down, clashes …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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3 years, 4 months ago

The Israeli legal system: No place for justice

Al Jazeera

The struggle to save the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah from ethnic cleansing by state-backed Israeli settler organisations continued this week in the Israeli Supreme Court. While the media primarily focussed on popular protests on the streets and the accompanying international social media campaign in their coverage of the struggle to Save Sheikh Jarrah, Palestinian residents of the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Israeli court delays ruling on expulsion of families in Silwan

Al Jazeera

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 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

The hardline Israelis stoking violence in East Jerusalem

Al Jazeera

Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem – A surreal, and almost bucolic, atmosphere encompassed the occupied East Jerusalem suburb of Sheikh Jarrah on a recent morning as an Israeli settler and a Palestinian sat on armchairs under an old fig tree surrounded by picturesque stone houses, discussing the ongoing violence in the presence of an Israeli TV crew. “The Israeli police …

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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 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

What led to the most recent Israel-Palestine escalation?

Al Jazeera

Protests over the expulsion of Palestinian families and Israeli raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque compound preceded Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza. Days of heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip intensified on Wednesday, with Israeli fighter jets bombing sites belonging to Palestinian armed groups, as well as police buildings and apartment blocks. Israeli air raids, Hamas rockets By early Tuesday morning, Hamas …

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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 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Scores More Wounded in New Jerusalem Clashes

News 18

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 …

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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 …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Two dead, 180 injured during clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem

ABC

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque left more than 180 people injured, as anger grows over the potential eviction of Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers. Key points: There were many violent outbreaks on Friday, with the worst happening at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque Tensions are high as Palestinians protest possible evictions from the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin

Israel-Palestine news: Chaos as Israelis rally in East Jerusalem

Israeli settler, police violence before Sheikh Jarrah expulsion

Israeli forces demolish Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah

Palestinian family protests east Jerusalem home eviction

Sheikh Jarrah families ‘determined’ despite lingering uncertainty

Sheikh Jarrah families reject ‘unjust’ deal with Israeli settlers

The Israeli legal system: No place for justice

Pair of Jerusalem activists freed after detention by Israel

Israel Arrests Jerusalem Activists Protesting Forced Evictions In Sheikh Jarrah

Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen

Israeli court delays ruling on expulsion of families in Silwan

The hardline Israelis stoking violence in East Jerusalem

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

What led to the most recent Israel-Palestine escalation?

Sheikh Jarrah residents speak out on Israel’s forced expulsions

Scores More Wounded in New Jerusalem Clashes

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

Two dead, 180 injured during clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem

Hundreds hurt as Palestinians protest evictions in Jerusalem

Palestinians vow to save Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood

Video shows Israeli settler trying to take over Palestinian house

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