Tag: Sheikh Jarrah
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Do not let settlers expel us from our home in Sheikh Jarrah
Update on 29 January by ISM: There is still imminent threat of eviction hovering upon the Shamane family. The family was given a brief reprieve of two months at the last minute [on 31st December 2012] when the Jerusalem District Court ordered the eviction delayed until 1st March 2013. There will be a weekly protest…
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Sheikh Jarrah: ‘My Neighbourhood’
By Patrick Keddie 4 August 2012 | International Solidarity Movement The Israeli authorities’ attempts to ethnically displace Palestinians from East Jerusalem have intensified greatly in recent years; in some areas, such as Sheikh Jarrah, eviction notices have been handed out to nearly every Palestinian family. My Neighbourhood, a recent short documentary film produced by Just…
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On the eve of Land Day: Al Quds anticipates the Global March
by Johnny 29 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank March 30 is Land Day in Palestine. The events of the day annually commemorate the events of 1976, when Israeli authorities seized massive quantities of land from Palestinian owners, and then killed several and injured dozens to crack down on the general strike called…