JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities demolished an under-construction house in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina on Wednesday morning, witnesses said. Forces blocked off the Al-Mouroha district and broke into the house, demolishing its foundations, the owner Waleed Sadeq Idkedek said. Idkedek said the demolition took place without prior warning, and called on [...]
Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighbourhood The story of a Palestinian boy coming of age amid profound upheaval in one of the world’s most contested cities. Filmmakers: Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighbourhood follows the story of Mohammad al-Kurd, a Palestinian teenager growing up in the midst of a remarkable nonviolent struggle [...]
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A senior UN official on Wednesday condemned Israel‘s eviction of Palestinians from homes in Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem.”Evictions of Palestinians from their homes and properties in occupied territory contravene international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and should cease,” said UN humanitarian coordinator Maxwell Gaylard in a statement. Israeli police on [...]
Extreme right wing Jewish settlers argue with protesters during a weekly protest, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem Dec. 30, 2011. (Reuters/Ammar Awad) TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian-owned vehicles were torched in East Jerusalem early Wednesday morning, police said. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told Ma’an that “price tag” and “revenge” [...]
A girl holds a Palestinian flag as she takes part in a protest against a Jewish settlement in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem Oct. 28, 2011. (Reuters/Nir Elia) NEW YORK (Ma’an) — A United Nations committee on Tuesday approved a draft resolution on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The draft [...]
Israelis, Palestinians in ‘joint Jerusalem rally’ Published yesterday (updated) 16/07/2011 10:52 Some 1,000 Israelis and Palestinians have gathered in east Jerusalem for a protest march to support the Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition. [AFP Abbas Momani] JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Several thousand Israelis and Palestinians gathered in occupied east Jerusalem on Friday for a [...]
Map: Weekly West Bank protests Weekly pro-Palestinian rallies at flash points such as Bilin and Sheikh Jarrah call attention to Israeli ‘land grabs’. Ben Piven Last Modified: 15 Jul 2011 16:12 Click the icons for more information on protest sites. Due to legal restrictions, Google Maps shows only low resolution imagery and limited place names in [...]
LIA TARACHANSKY, TRNN: Last Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of Israeli youth marched along the Green Line to celebrate Jerusalem Day, an annual commemoration of the Israeli occupation of the city in the 1967 war. As the organization of the march was done under a Zionist banner, The Real News spoke with some of the demonstrators [...]
The Real News in the Middle East June 4, 2011: Reports from The Real News Middle East correspondent, Lia Tarachansky. Thousands of Israeli Youth Chant “Mohammad is Dead” On Jerusalem Day, celebrating Israeli occupation of the city in 1967, thousands of youth marched through the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah June 5, 2011 Historic [...]
There is an excellent video at the RealNews site you can watch it at, http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6842 It concerns activists in a neighbourhood of Jerusalem. You can get a good idea of what confronts the Palestinians on a day to day basis in the area, as well as the activities of the settlers and the typical Bibi response [...]
