Tag: Silwan
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Israeli police deliver East Jerusalem demolition orders
Ma’an News 5 August 2009 Eight Palestinians were injured when they were assaulted by Israeli forces who delivered demolition orders in the Al-Bustan neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Wednesday. Jerusalem Police used tear gas to disperse residents who confronted the Israeli officers serving five demolition orders in the densely populated neighborhood, where there are already…
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Two-day-old Silwan info center in jeopardy
Abe Selig | The Jerusalem Post 26 July 2009 “We built this place last Sunday, and on Tuesday, the police arrived with orders to knock it down,” said Ahmad Qara’een, as he sat inside the Wadi Hilwah Information Center, a 35-sq.m. covered wooden deck erected by residents of east Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood. Qara’een does not…
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Chicago activists picket Israeli consulate as part of international day of action against house evictions and demolitions in Palestine
13 July 2009 On Monday, the 13th of July, around 35 Chicago activists picketed the Israeli consulate in response to a call to action from Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem currently facing house eviction or demolition at the hands of Israeli authorities. When one demonstrator attempted to deliver an eviction notice to the staff…