Tag: Sheikh Jarrah
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Settlers Destroy Al-Kurd Property: Two Palestinians Arrested
International Solidarity Movement 7th April 2010 Update: The Palestinians who were arrested last have been released without charge. No settlers have been questioned or detained in connection with the property destruction they undertook, despite photographic evidence proving their culpability. Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem, Israel, 12AM – Right-wing settlers began to dismantle a fence the…
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Sheikh Jarrah resident hospitalized after intervening in attempted stabbing by settler
International Solidarity Movement 05 April 2010 Earlier today in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents and international solidarity activists, five of whom sustained injuries. The settlers were armed with stones and sticks. According to eyewitnesses, one settler was wielding a knife. A group of approximately twenty Israeli settlers entered the neighborhood and…
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Sheikh Jarrah garden reclaimed in Land Day celebration
31 March 2010 In honor of Land Day, an upbeat group of local residents and school children gathered on Wednesday in front of the half-occupied Al Kurd home in Sheikh Jarrah. Neighbors, friends and supporters cleaned up the garden and planted olive trees. The conspicuous and unusual absence of both settlers and police contributed greatly…