Israel’s top court delays decision on Sheikh Jarrah evictions By AFP - Aug 02,2021 - Last updated at Aug 02,2021 Palestinian residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood attend a hearing at Israel’s supreme court in East Jerusalem on Monday (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s supreme court delayed a decision on Monday in the case of Palestinian families facing expulsion by Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem, an issue that exploded into armed conflict in May. Palestinians said the offer was made that they remain in their properties in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood as “protected tenants” who would recognise Israeli ownership of the homes and pay a symbolic annual rent, but they refused.