Tag: Jerusalem

  • IMEMC: Christmas tree lit in protest tent in Jerusalem

    To view original article, published by the IMEMC on the 23rd December, click here Archbishop Moneeb Younan, of the Lutheran Church in the Holy Land and Jordan, lit a Christmas tree on Tuesday in a protest tent in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem. He was joined by Jerusalem governor, Adnan Al Husseini and resident Um…

  • Um Kamel al-Kurd again claims her Right of Return

    On Monday 22nd of December, the people of Sheikh Jarrah, together with international and Israeli activists, returned for the second time to Um Kamel’s former house in Talbieh to express her right of return. Around 50 people took part in the non-violent demonstration at 3pm to protest in the streets about Um Kamels eviction from…

  • 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,…