Sheikh Jarrah: `We are not going anywhere`
In East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah we see the essence of the Palestinian struggle Our message is clear: we are not going anywhere. We want to remain, to continue to build memories The planned evictions of Palestinian families
Published : 11 May 2021
UNSR Urges Israel Reverse Eviction Orders
Israel/OPT: UN expert calls for reversal of Israel’s eviction order against 16 Palestinian families GENEVA—A UN expert called today on Israel to reverse its eviction orders for Palestinian families living in Occupied East Jerusalem, calling them
Published : 11 May 2021
The Case of Sheikh Jarrah
"My father spent his life defending Jerusalem, and he always told us the Israeli judiciary, specifically the Supreme Court, is a graveyard for Arab rights." Darwish, son of Sulaiman Darwish Hijazy (Abu Darwish), who fought a
Published : 11 May 2021
Legal Letter to ICC on Palestine, Sheikh Jarrah
Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor Office of the Prosecutor International Criminal Court Oude Waalsdorperweg 10 The Hague, The Netherlands 11 May 2021 Re: Situation in Palestine: Sheikh Jarrah – Communication from Legal Scholars & Advocates Dear Prosecutor Bensouda, The world is watching as a war
Published : 11 May 2021
Israel/Palestine: ILA Colonizes Lifta Heritage Site
Arab village of Lifta, abandoned in ▰, to house new Israeli neighborhood The western neighborhood in Jerusalem which was abandoned in 1948 will be resettled with 259 housing units, including a luxury hotel. The Israel Lands Authority
Published : 10 May 2021
West Bank: Demolition and Displacement Data
Data on demolition and displacement in the West Bank The figures below reflect the demolition of Palestinian-owned structures and the resulting displacement of people from their homes across the West Bank since 2009. Together with other
Published : 10 May 2021
Sheikh Jarrah: Israel’s Jerusalem Claims Unravel
The fights over Sheikh Jarrah reveal the folly of relitigating Israel’s founding (opinion) Defending the pending evictions of as many as 300 Palestinian residents from East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King rhetorically asked:
Published : 10 May 2021
Jerusalem: Israeli Eviction Violence Injures 100s
Hundreds of Palestinians Protesting Evictions in Jerusalem Injured in `State-Sanctioned Campaign of Israeli Violence` "Israel`s violence has a clear purpose: ethnically cleanse Jerusalem of Palestinians to allow Israeli settlers to take over Palestinian homes." More than 200
Published : 08 May 2021
Consultation: General Comment on Land & ESCR
Consultation on the draft General Comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 14:30 – 16:30 CEST (live on Zoom from Villa Moynier, Geneva) Everyone needs land – to be enjoyed as
Published : 07 May 2021
