Sheikh Jarrah

Sheikh Jarrah: Land, legacy, and conflict in Jerusalem’s history

Sheikh Jarrah is a neighborhood in east Jerusalem, located east of Bar-Lev Boulevard. No other neighborhood in the city exemplifies the land disputes between Israelis and Palestinians more than this.

 A look at Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
An Israeli border policeman scuffles with a Palestinian protester during clashes amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israeli-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem May 3, 2021.

Israeli officer charged for shooting sponge grenade at Sheikh Jarrah teen

 Israel Police operate in Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem amid violent clashes, February 13, 2022

Jewish man arrested for 'nationalist attack' in east Jerusalem - report

 THE ROZNIS provided Jerusalem’s residents with fresh eggs during the Independence Day siege (Illustrative).

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High Court to rule on eviction of Arab families from Silwan

After receiving ownership of the land, Ateret Kohanim began lawsuits in efforts to evict the Arab residents of the neighborhood. 

People run after Israeli security force fired tear gas canisters during clashes with Palestinians following Friday prayers amid tension over expected home demolitions in the Silwan neighborhood in east Jerusalem July 2, 2021.

Sheikh Jarrah Court deal to keep families in homes for 15 years

As protected tenants, the families would have the right to make repairs or renovations to the property. They would be required to pay rent biennially in the sum of NIS 2,400.

 Protesters take part in a demonstration against the possible eviction of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, after an Israeli court accepted Jewish settler land claims, in east Jerusalem June 11, 2021.

Police violence caught on camera at protest outside Sheikh Jarrah

In a video that has amassed over 4.2K views on Twitter, an Israel Police commander can be seen violently pulling a woman backwards and throwing her to the ground.

A member of Israeli border police fires tear gas canisters to disperse Palestinian demonstrators during an anti-Israel protest, in Bethlehem in the West Bank May 21, 2021.

Sheikh Jarrah activists included in Time Magazine most influential list

Mohammed El-Kurd and Muna El-Kurd made Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list for 2021, but the decision has been met with heavy criticism from NGOs and Israeli activists.

 Prominent Palestinian activist Muna El-Kurd walks by Israeli border police, out from the courtyard of her house in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah

What will Naftali Bennett's challenges in the Middle East be in 5782?

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: One of the biggest changes since June was entirely out of this government’s hands, but remains the central challenge on the diplomatic and security front: Iran.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting this week. If things go according to plan, he has all of 5782 ahead of him as Israel’s leader.

Polish restitution law same as Israeli absentee law: MKs Cassif, Abou Shehadeh

MKs Ofer Cassif (Joint List) and Sami Abou Shehadeh (Balad) equated the new Polish restitution law to Israel's Absentee Property Law, arguing that both constitute state-sponsored theft.

Ofer Cassif

Was Israel’s judiciary compromised? - opinion

When it comes to cases involving Palestinians, Israeli courts are increasingly pushing for compromises rather than making a clear decision, generally for fear of a backlash.

AERIAL VIEW of Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Court pushes deal for Palestinians to stay in Sheikh Jarrah homes

The offer: One member of each family would be granted lifetime protected tenancy on the property in exchange for annual payments.

 A supporter of the El-Kurd family, Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem who are facing eviction, looks on as family members flash victory signs during a court hearing, in the Israeli Supreme Court, in Jerusalem August 2, 2021.

Terror groups: Ignite fire of resistance at Zionists for Sheikh Jarrah

The terror groups said that they will defend them as they did during the “Sword of Jerusalem” battle, the name Hamas uses to describe its 11-day war with Israel last May.

EXTINGUISHING THE car of a Jewish family set afire during a protest against Israel’s plan to demolish some Palestinian houses, in Sheikh Jarrah on May 6

Pressure Israel not to evict 3,000 Palestinians, Ir Amim tell UNSC

At issue are four legal battles; two involve city plans to build two national parts and the other involve property dispute over land ownership and the legality of the homes.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks on during his visit to the flashpoint neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem July 28, 2021.