Tag: Jerusalem
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East Jerusalem shows solidarity with the Al-Kurd family
On Monday September 15th 2008, the Muftah of Palestine and children from Shu’afaat orphanage visited the Al Kurd family to show their solidarity with the resistance Al Kurd and the 27 other families in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood are putting up against Israel’s ethnic cleansing of occupied East Jerusalem. 50 children and grown ups broke fast…
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Settlers occupying Al-Kurd family home given eviction order
The Al Kurd Family, residents of the East Jerusalem neighbourhood Sheikh Jarrah, have today won another trial in their struggle against settlers occupying their house. The Jerusalem District Court ordered the settlers to vacate the half of the Al Kurd family home they have occupied. This was the second judicial order issued to the settlers,…
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Policies of ethnic cleansing in East Jerusalem
In the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, 28 Families are facing the threat of eviction from their homes. In a process of Judaisation of East Jerusalem, Israel aims to erase the presence of 28 Palestinian families by forcefully evicting them from their homes. Israeli settlers have already occupied half the house of the…
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Maan: Palestinians block settler takeover of house in south Jerusalem
To view original article, published by Maan on the 18th August, click here Jerusalem – Ma’an – A group of Palestinians successfully blocked Israeli settlers from occupying the home of Baha’ Addin Darwish in the town of Beit Safafa, south of Jerusalem, on Sunday evening. Last week, the settlers attempted to occupy the house with…
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Al-Kurd family home still under threat
For more information, visit http://www.sheikhjarrah.com/ Since an order issued by the Israeli Supreme court on July 16, 2008 to evict the Al-Kurd family from their home, located in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem, neighbors, friends and international solidarity activists have maintained a strong presence at the house to show their support for the family.…