Sheikh Jarrah is a historic Jerusalem neighbourhood May 11, 2021 at 10:40 am | Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Palestinians in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, stage a protest in solidarity with Palestinian residents of the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on May 10, 2021 [HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images] May 11, 2021 at 10:40 am
The bustling Sheikh Jarrah, one of the historic Jerusalem neighbourhoods built outside its Ottoman city walls, faces a new-old wave of Judaisation and forced displacement by Jewish and settler groups which forge history in order to steal geography. The decision to evict several Palestinian families from their homes on Othman Bin Affan Street in Sheikh Jarrah is a threat that began many years ago.