he ongoing Israeli policies of mass expulsion of Palestinians from the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem is a continuation of a more than seven-decade-long policy of ethnic cleansing against native Palestinians following the creation of Israel on May 15, 1948.
Sheikh Jarrah and the Mass Expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem – Politics Today Editorial
The expulsion of Palestinians from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah is a continuation of a seven-decade-long policy based on the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, the destruction of their lives, their social fabric, their houses, and, at the same time, an orchestrated effort to increase the city.
Israel’s Onslaught on Gaza Is Not Self-Defence
The latter have been subjected for decades to systematic oppression and apartheid policies for years in Sheikh Jarrah, Jenin, Balata, and dozens of other refugee camps.
Jerusalem “Flag Parade” Reveals Israel’s Lack of Sovereignty
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which was the spark of an 11-day war between Palestinian factions and Israel in May last year over Israeli plans to forcibly evict and displace Palestinian families from their houses.
Shireen Abu Akleh: Why Israeli Snipers Killed Prominent Aljazeera Journalist
Being a native of Jerusalem, she followed Israel’s ongoing violations against the Palestinians, and covered different Palestinian uprisings in the city from Bab Al-Amoud to Sheikh Jarrah and Israel’s repeated incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Permission to Narrate: How Israel Targets Its Native Palestinian Population
Israeli authorities target Palestinians in Israel by isolating them from their fellow Palestinian living in the Gaza Strip, the West…
Watching Their Land Shrinking and Their Freedoms Restricted, Palestinians Take Initiative
Moreover, Palestinians in Jerusalem feel strangers in their own city, with Israeli plans underway to displace them in the neighborhoods of Silwan, Sheikh Jarrah, and Batin Al-Hawa.
Israeli Jewish Zionist Patriotism from a Palestinian-Jewish Perspective
Settlers have turned to buying houses in ‘mixed cities’ as a base to threaten, harass, and harm Palestinians, creating an untenable situation for Palestinians in places like Jaffa, Lod, and Acco, while simultaneously continuing these violent efforts in Hebron and Sheikh Jarrah.
With Jerusalem, Hezbollah Is Now Playing Catch-up
” But again, this rhetoric earned little traction in the Arab world, that instead remained transfixed by the mobilization of a new generation of young Palestinians, such as the Sheikh Jarrah activist twins Muna and Muhammad El-Kurd, who deployed social media to call for unified Palestinian resistance against Israel’s evictions and its bombardment of Gaza.
We Cannot Use Victimhood to Justify Victimizing Others: An Interview with Alice Rothchild on Facing the Israeli Racism in Palestine
s the echoes of the global reaction to the recent human rights violations in Sheikh Jarrah and Gaza continue worldwide, Politics Today interviewed the renowned Jewish American author, physician, and human rights activist, Alice Rothchild, on how to interpret the transition from the oppressed to the oppressor and the challenges of defining, discussing and reporting the settler-colonialism in Palestine as well as the ways forward for meaningful peace advocacy and solidarity.
What Travel Restrictions Reveal about Palestinian Life under Israeli Occupation
The recent offensive on the Gaza Strip in May 2021 and the ongoing violations in Sheikh Jarrah have revealed without a shadow of doubt the importance of online and social media organizing.
Israeli Jewish Extremism and Radicalization in the 21st Century
Add to this, recent police provocations blocking the Damascus Gate during Ramadan, escorting Israeli settlers to the Temple Mount, and decades of forced displacement of Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah and all over Palestine.
Intifada 3.0: Trick or Treat?
Read: Sheikh Jarrah: A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Now a Stone’s Throw AwayWhat’s become clear is that a permanent solution to the Palestinian issue won’t be resolved as long as it depends on parties that have a capacity to mobilize huge amounts of resources effectively and efficiently but aren’t willing to use them for the cause of liberation.
Say This, Don’t Say That: Time to Confront the Misleading Language on Palestine, Israel
”Read: Sheikh Jarrah and the Mass Expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem – Politics Today EditorialWith this context in mind, and regardless of why Ruffalo found it necessary to back-track on his moral position, Israel is an unrepentent human rights violator that continues to carry out an active policy of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the native, indigenous inhabitants of Palestine.
Will the Biden Administration Continue Trump’s Abraham Accords Legacy?
The bombing of Gaza following Hamas’s retaliation at the Israeli violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem and Sheikh Jarrah will, ultimately, drive Biden towards insisting upon the two-state compromise as the only solution, while protecting Israel’s security narrative in the process.
Lives amidst War in the Holy Land: The Perspective from an American SUV
Since his expulsion from his real home in Acre, when the Zionist militias targeted Palestinian residents in the aftermath of the 1948 war, Ibrahim has lived in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, where his family fled during the Nakba.
The 1948 Palestinian Nakba Continues Today
Read: Sheikh Jarrah and the Mass Expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem – Politics Today EditorialOmar Abedelal never forgets.
73 Years Later: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba Shadowed by Apartheid
Read: Sheikh Jarrah and the Mass Expulsion of Palestinians in Jerusalem – Politics Today EditorialThe expulsion of Palestinians continued even after the establishment of Israel.
Does Anyone Care? It’s Time to Break the Silence on Palestine
During the past weeks, Palestinians have been protesting against the forced displacement of residents in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem, followed by an Israeli court order to the residents, enforcing them to reach an agreement with the settlers who claim that these houses belong to them.
The Evolution of Apartheid: Why Israel is Becoming a Pariah State
Read: Sheikh Jarrah: A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Now a Stone’s Throw Away“In the entire area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, the Israeli regime implements laws, practices and state violence designed to cement the supremacy of one group – Jews - over another - Palestinians,” B’tselem’s report, entitled “A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is Apartheid”, read.