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Sheikh Jarrah
US Activists Arrested at Protest in Front of Israeli Embassy in Washington
A number of activists were arrested last week after staging a sit-in protest in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington against Israeli settlement expansion and expulsions of Palestinians, The New Arab reported on Thursday. […]
Israel’s Hasbara in Sheikh Jarrah: On Gilad Erdan’s ‘Terrorist’ Rock and Faulty Logic
By Ramzy Baroud Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, is leading his country’s anti-Palestinian propaganda, this time engaging in pre-emptive hasbara in anticipation of a Palestinian response to the ongoing evictions in […]
Israeli Court Rejects Petition by Salhiya Family to Rebuild Demolished Home in Sheikh Jarrah
The Israeli District Court in Jerusalem rejected a petition by the Salhiya family to rebuild their home, demolished last week by the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. 'Two-time […]
UNRWA Condemns Israel’s Demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood
The West Bank field office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA) condemned the demolition of the home and eviction of the Salhiya family in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of […]
US Lawmaker Mark Pocan Slams Israel for Forcefully Evicting Sheikh Jarrah Family
By Romana Rubeo US lawmaker, Rep. Mark Pocan, strongly condemned on Wednesday the Israeli decision to forcefully evict a Palestinian family in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. “Last night, in the […]
Palestinian FM Calls on UN to Confront Israel after Sheikh Jarrah Demolition
The international community must end its favorable treatment of Israel, Palestine’s foreign minister told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, hours after Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian family’s home in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood […]
UK Minister Urges Israel to Stop Forced Expulsions, Demolitions in Sheikh Jarrah
A UK minister urged Israel to stop forced expulsions of Palestinians and house demolitions in the occupied city of Jerusalem, in a tweet posted on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Following the […]
Arab League Describes Israeli Demolitions in Occupied Jerusalem as Ethnic Cleansing (VIDEO)
The Arab League condemned on Wednesday Israeli demolition of Palestinian-owned houses in occupied Jerusalem, describing it as ethnic cleansing, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The comments came following the demolition of the Salhia […]
Israeli Authorities Forcefully Evict Salhia Family, Demolish Home in Jerusalem
After a two-day standoff, Israeli authorities on Wednesday forcefully evicted the Salhia family from their home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem and demolished it, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinian Threatens to Set Himself on Fire over Israeli Eviction Order (VIDEOS)
A Palestinian man has threatened to set himself and his family on fire in protest of an Israeli eviction order, Anadolu News Agency reported on Monday. Israeli municipal authorities issued an order to expel Mahmoud […]
British Consul General: Forced Evictions in East Jerusalem Serious Concern for UK Government
British Consul General stated on Wednesday that forced evictions of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem are of serious concern for the UK government, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The UK Consulate General said […]
Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Residents in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah (VIDEO)
At least 20 extremist Jewish settlers raided the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, Palestinian news agencies reported. According to eyewitnesses, the illegal settlers attacked local residents and were protected by Israeli occupation […]
WATCH: Israeli Soldiers Stand by as Jewish Settlers Open Fire at Palestinian Homes in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli occupation forces stood by as illegal Jewish settlers opened fire on Palestinian homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to a WAFA correspondent, […]
Israeli Authorities Give Sheikh Jarrah Family Eviction Order
Israeli occupation authorities on Monday handed a Palestinian family an evict order, telling them to vacate their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Mahmoud […]
Dozens of Jewish Settlers March in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah (VIDEOS)
Several Palestinians were injured by Israeli police during a settler march into the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem on Wednesday, including four attacked by pepper spray, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent society […]
WATCH: Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah Under Siege after Alleged Stabbing Attack
Israeli forces cordoned off the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem Wednesday morning, following the stabbing of an Israeli Jewish settler in the area, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Photos | […]
Jewish Settlers Carry out Provocative Rally in Jerusalem’s Old City (VIDEO)
Jewish settlers carried out a provocative rally in al-Wad Street, in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday night, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israeli police deployed their troops in the Old […]
Sheikh Jarrah Residents Refuse ‘Compromise’ with Settler Organizations (VIDEO)
Palestinian families facing eviction from their homes in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood turned down on Tuesday an Israeli court’s offer made last month, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to the court’s proposal, Sheikh Jarrah […]
Israeli High Court Rules to Evict Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah to Build ‘Public’ Park
Palestinians are to be evicted from their property after the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled on Sunday to expropriate land for what it calls public needs, Israeli media reported. The judgment authorized the takeover […]
Israeli Court: Sheikh Jarrah Families Can Stay in Their Homes for 15 Years as ‘Tenants’
The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) has provided four Palestinian families in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah an offer that would allow them to remain in their homes for 15 years as […]
US Blinken: ‘Sheikh Jarrah Could Lead to War’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday expressed his concerns about the expulsion of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah and increasing tension at Al-Aqsa Mosque, fearing that this could lead to a new war, […]
Diabetic Palestinian Prisoner Refuses Insulin to Protest Administrative Detention
A Palestinian detainee held in an Israeli prison is refusing insulin therapy for his diabetes in response to Israel’s extension of his administrative detention order, one day before he was due to be released, the […]
Sheikh Jarrah’s Activists Muna, Muhammed El-Kurd Make TIME Top 100 List
Time magazine has named Palestinian twins and activists, Muna and Muhammed El-Kurd of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The magazine […]
Prominent Sheikh Jarrah Activists Summoned by Israeli Police
Israel on Wednesday summoned two prominent Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem for questioning after taking part in a protest against the detention of another activist from the area. Activists Mohammad El-Kurd […]
Sheikh Jarrah: Israel Seeks Biden’s Help to Pressure Palestinian Families Threatened with Eviction
Israeli officials have asked the US administration of President Joe Biden to put pressure on the Palestinian families of Sheikh Jarrah to accept the court’s proposal that they pay rent to settler organizations in return […]
Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli Court Wants Palestinian Homeowners to Pay ‘Rent’ to Jewish Settlers
Israel’s Supreme Court today offered Palestinian residents of the occupied Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood ‘protected residence’ status, saying that if they pay rent to the settler organization which claims the land on which their homes are […]
Palestinians Call for Urgent International Intervention in Sheikh Jarrah Case
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 […]
Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinian Families Await Critical Israeli High Court Decision; Settlers Attack Protesters
As four Palestinian families in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah await a critical ruling from the Israeli High Court regarding their forced eviction from their homes, a Jewish settler opened fire and […]
WATCH: US Lawmaker Urges Biden to End Israel’s Expulsions of Palestinian Families
A US Democrat lawmaker has urged the Biden Administration to put an end to Israel’s forced expulsions of Palestinian families from the West Bank, amid growing unease in the president’s party over Washington’s stance on […]
WATCH: Muna El-Kurd Highlights Sheikh Jarrah Struggle in Graduation Speech
Palestinian activist Muna El-Kurd who, along with her twin brother Mohammed, has become a symbol of the Jerusalemites’ struggle against Israel’s systematic ethnic cleansing policy, chose to convey the suffering of the Palestinian residents of […]