By Pam Rasmussen Please visit the website ‘Though Shalt Not Steal’ To view original article, published by The Electronic Intifada on the 26th November, click here Abu Kamel and his wife, Um Kamel, eat breakfast with international volunteers at the ...
Read More »Abu Kamel of the al-Kurd family has died two weeks after Israel forcibly evicted him from his home of 52 years
Abu Kamel of the Al-Kurd family, evicted by Israel from their home in Occupied East Jerusalem on the 9th November, has died after suffering from a severe heart-attack. This comes two weeks after he was taken immediately to hospital following ...
Read More »Israeli forces again demolish protest tent in east Jerusalem, Palestinian resident of Sheikh Jarrah remains in Israeli custody
9:30 am 20th November, Occupied East Jerusalem: Israeli forces have again demolished the protest camp in Sheikh Jarrah, set up after the eviction of the al-Kurd family on the 9th November. A bulldozer arrived at the private property at 8:45am ...
Read More »Another Palestinian family expelled from their home in East Jerusalem and hundreds of houses demolished. Israel’s colonial policies kill any chance for a peace process!
Press release from Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament Brussels, 12th November 2008 Israeli police recently expelled the Al–Kurd family from its house, in the dark of night, in the Sheikh Jarrah area in East Jerusalem. The family includes ...
Read More »The National: Family’s eviction draws global outrage
By Jonathan Cook To view original article, published by The National on the 17th November, click here The middle-of-the-night eviction last week of an elderly Palestinian couple from their home in East Jerusalem to make way for Jewish settlers is ...
Read More »Protest tent in Sheikh Jarrah demolished by Israeli forces – one Palestinian and four internationals taken into police custody
11:45am, Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem: One Palestinian and four internationals were today taken into Israeli police custody from a protest tent of a Palestinian family evicted from their home in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. The protest tent, that was established ...
Read More »Solidarity with the Al-Kurd family
On the 15th of November a music festival was held at the protest tent in Sheikh Jarrah. A Palestinian musician played to a crowd of local residents, international activists and journalists to show support for the evicted Al-Kurd family and ...
Read More »Maan: Israeli authorities order evacuation of house eviction protesters
To view original article, published by Maan News Agency on the 16th November, click here Israeli authorities on Sunday afternoon ordered evacuation of a protest tent near the house of a Palestinian Jerusalemite family that was evicted from their home. ...
Read More »ICAHD: Switzerland – Israel breaking int’l law by razing Palestinian homes
By the Associated Press – November 14, 2008 To view original article click here Photo from ICAHD – Silwan demolition, 6th Nov 2008 Switzerland accused Israel on Thursday of wantonly destroying Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and near Ramallah in ...
Read More »Protesters picket US State Department following eviction of al-Kurd family of East Jerusalem
The eviction of the al-Kurd family from their East Jerusalem home is attracting worldwide protest. Upon hearing the news, two recent ISM volunteers who had camped out on the al-Kurd patio for several days picketed the U.S. State Department and ...
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