On Saturday, Israeli settlers accompanied by extremist Knesset member, Itamar Ben-Gvir, sparked protests in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. What happened next sends a strong message about the way in which Palestinians are directing their struggle. Sheikh Jarrah became an international focal point of attention last May, as Israeli settlers were filmed admitting Read More…
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Israel Is Still Ethnically Cleansing Sheikh Jarrah, But Now There’s No Media Attention
Last April, demonstrations in opposition to forcing Palestinians out of their homes in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood helped escalate tensions into what would become an 11-Day war resulting in 270 Palestinian and 13 Israeli deaths in May. Although, back then, the Western media had been forced to cover the issue and with that came Read More…
BBC Peddle Racist Propaganda Against Palestinians, Justify Ethnic Cleansing
Despite claiming to be an outlet that does not tolerate racism and that prides itself on being “objective”, the BBC has spouted some of the very worst anti-Palestinian rhetoric on the Israeli ethnic cleansing of Sheikh Jarrah and completely ignored the most important facts in order to provide cover for Israel. A “property dispute” is Read More…
Israeli Settler To Steal Homes Of 6 Palestinian Families In Jerusalem Drives Armed Resistance
An Israel court ordered that 6 Palestinian families in East Jerusalem were required to leave their homes on May 2, but in order to facilitate an Israeli settler takeover of those homes the order has been delayed until Thursday, driving a violent reaction in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settler organisations seek to drive 26 Read More…