The Palestinian Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Fadi Al-Hadmi, yesterday called on the international community to “immediately intervene” in the Sheikh Jarrah case which sees Palestinians being forcibly evicted from their homes to make way for illegal settlers.
Al-Hadmi warned in a statement that the Israeli government describes the case as a “real estate dispute”, noting what is happening in Sheikh Jarrah is a “political issue par excellence”.
#SheikhJarrah: #Palestinian Families Await Critical Israeli High Court Decision; #Settlers Attack Protesters https://t.co/jm8g80A0aZ via @PalestineChron #SaveSheikhJarrah pic.twitter.com/TEQzKMWbT6
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 2, 2021
“Tomorrow, the Israeli court will begin to reconsider giving the Israeli Central Court the green light to evict the families of Al-Kurd, Al-Qassem, Al-Jaouni and Skafi, after it postponed the decision on evicting the families of Al-Dajani, Hammad, and Al-Dahoudi, a few days ago,” Al-Hadmi said, adding that “the Israeli government’s attempts to describe the case as a judicial struggle over real estate will not deceive anyone. The whole world knows that what is happening is an attempt to replace the original owners of the land with settlers.”
The Israeli Supreme Court suggests to recognise the 4 Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah as "protected tenants" of their own homes in lieu of acknowledging the settlers' ownership of their homes.
This unfair suggestion was totally rejected by the families.#savesheikhjarrah pic.twitter.com/PQ4fZ15Nej— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 2, 2021
“We do not trust the Israeli judicial system, and we know from experience over decades that these courts are nothing but an executive tool that works for the Israeli government and settlers’ benefit” he said, calling on the international community to “show decisiveness in rejecting the displacement plans”.
The four families are part of a group of more than 500 Palestinians; comprising 28 families who face forced expulsion from the neighborhood.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
