Tag: Jerusalem
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Sheikh Jarrah protest camp demolished by Israeli forces yet again – Two internationals taken by police
Israeli forces have again demolished the protest tent established in Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem, built on Palestinian private property in support of the evicted al-Kurd family and the 18 Palestinian families who currently face eviction from the neighbourhood. Two international solidarity activists, one British and one Austrian, who had been staying in the tent,…
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Sheikh Jarrah protest camp due to be demolished again – Two internationals taken by Israeli police
UPDATE: The two internationals have been released from the Israeli police station without charge. The tent was eventually taken down by the residents of Sheikh Jarrah, though it has now been rebuilt. The bulldozer, after threatening to demolish the tent, instead built a small rock wall inside the Palestinian property. The purpose of this wall…
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Um Kamel Al-Kurd returns to her original home in Talbyieh, West Jerusalem
On Thursday 4th December 2008 Um Kamel accompanied by Israeli, Palestinian and International activists returned to her original home of her parents in the Talbyieh area in West Jerusalem, where they symbolically set up a tent and demanded the right of return for all Palestinian refugees. Around thirty activists and supporters of Um-Kamel Al-Kurd marched…