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Court refuses to issue restraining order against evicted Sheikh Jarrah Arabs
Jonah Newman & Abe Selig | The Jerusalem Post 14 August 2009 A Jerusalem District Court rejected on Thursday a request by Jewish families who have taken possession of homes in east Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood by court order to issue a restraining order against the Arab families who were evicted from those homes. However, […]
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Israeli forces harass Palestinians at Tel Rumeida checkpoint
12 August 2009 At around 16.00pm, a call was received regarding a flying checkpoint south of the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron, in the Palestinian controlled area of H1. On arrive, it was apparent that a military operation of stopping cars with male passengers and searching their vehicles, whilst checking identification was in implementation. One […]
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Israel toughens entry for foreigners with West Bank ties
Amira Hass | Ha’aretz 13 August 2009 Israel has recently been putting up more obstacles for foreign nationals who enter the country if they have family, work, business or academic ties in the West Bank. It now restricts their movements to “the Palestinian Authority only.” The people concerned are citizens of countries that have diplomatic […]