Tag: Jerusalem
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Haaretz: Court upholds ruling to evict Palestinian family from East Jerusalem home
By Akiva Eldar To view original article, published in Haaretz, click here The High Court of Justice last week upheld a ruling for the eviction of a Palestinian family from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, whose house is owned by religious Jews. The eviction spurred protest by senior Palestinian Authority officials, and diplomats…
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Pending Eviction in East Jerusalem – Settler organisation attempts to occupy Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jerrah
Since Wednesday evening, a group of Palestinian, Israeli and international solidarity activists are camping out to protest against a Palestinian family being threatened with eviction from their home in East Jerusalem Map from The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) The eviction order was announced on Monday, requesting the family to leave by Wednesday under…
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Protest against the apartheid wall in Beit Hanina
On Friday 11th of July, the people of Beit Hanina marched to the settler road where Israel is about to build the wall. About 100 Palestinians and international solidarity activists participated in the demonstration. Israeli soldiers and border police came to dissolve the demonstration. They were shouting and yelling at the demonstrators, eventually forcing them…