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In three rulings, Jerusalem courts order eviction of Palestinian families and handing their homes to settlers
From Ta`ayush
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This week, September 13-19, 2020, in the Cccupied Territories:

Within days, Jerusalem courts issued three rulings in favor of evicting
Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem, and passing on
their property to settler associations; settler gangs attacked Palestinian
passersby in central Jerusalem, in the Walaje area on the outskirts of the
city, and in Hebron; the occupation forces demolished Palestinian homes
this week, too, in neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, in the city of Hebron
and its surroundings; protest demonstrations by Palestinians were held in
Hares as well as in Qaddoum and Assira Al Qibliya, where the Israeli army
dispersed them by force; as every year, with the High Holidays and the
approaching of the olive harvest, settlers accelerate their vandalism of
Palestinian olive groves – this week they uprooted and cut down dozens of
olive trees around the Nablus and Salfit areas.


Settler gangs attacked Palestinian passersby in central Jerusalem, in the
Walaje area on the outskirts of the city, and in Hebron; within days,
Jerusalem courts issued three rulings in favor of evicting Palestinian
families from their homes in East Jerusalem, and passing on their property
to settler associations; the occupation forces demolished Palestinian homes
this week, too, in neighborhoods of East Jerusalem, in the city of Hebron
and its surroundings; protest demonstrations by Palestinians were held in
Hares as well as in Qaddoum and Assira Al Qibliya, where the Israeli army
dispersed them by force; as every year, with the High Holidays and the
approaching of the olive harvest, settlers accelerate their vandalism of
Palestinian olive groves – this week they uprooted and cut down dozens of
olive trees around the Nablus and Salfit areas.





Jerusalem

In the past two weeks, Jerusalem courts intensified their rulings in favor
of dispossessing Palestinian inhabitants of East Jerusalem and passing on
their homes to Jewish settlers.

The 26 members of the Rajabi family living in the Batan Al Hawa neighborhood
of Silwan were ordered to evacuate their homes in favor of the settler
association of Ateret Kohanim, who has been suing for eviction about 700
Palestinians

living in the neighborhood. Last January, the court had already ruled to
evict another 11 families there.

In another petition, the court ruled that three families living in Sheikh
Jarrah must evacuate their homes and give them over to settlers. These
houses were built in the 1950s by the Jordanian government and UNRWA for
families of

Palestinian refugees who had lost their own lands in the are of the State of
Israel.

In both cases, the court rulings are based on the Israeli law that
recognizes Jewish ownership of property deserted in 1948, but does not
recognize Palestinian rights to property its owners were forced to abandon
in the same war.

On Monday, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a 78-year old
Silwan resident against being evicted from his home in favor of the Elad
settler association. See Nir Hasson’s excellent writeup in Harretz of the
subject.

On Thursday night, (September 17), a gang of dozens of Jewish youngsters
attacked five Palestinian workers employed by the Jerusalem Municipality, in
Zion Square. Police arrived and arrested some of the assailants. That day,
in the

afternoon, a worker passing the bypass road around Walaje village saw an
ambulance near the checkpoint, large army forces and several Palestinians
receiving medical care. According to Palestinian sources, a group of
settlers attacked

Palestinians, some of whom were taken to hospital with fractures in their
faces.

On Sunday, September 13, the occupation forces demolished 2 structures in
Silwan. The next day they demolished a dwelling in the Old City of
Jerusalem, and on Tuesday, dwellings in Jabal Mukabar neighborhood and
another in the Beit

Safafa neighborhood of the city.

On Friday, the weekly protest vigil took place in Sheikh Jarrah, while
maintaining the closure and social distancing instructions.

The weekly protest in Sheikh Jarrah continues to take place every Friday,
adhering to emergency procedures. The residents of Sheikh are protesting
their violent evictions from their homes, the taking over of the
neighborhood by the

settlers, and the Judaization of East Jerusalem. They call upon each and
every person who supports their struggle to join them

We will meet at the Sheikh Jarrah Garden, Nablus Road and Dahlmann St. at at
4 p.m



Hebron and the South Hebron Hills

A group of settlers from Susya came down on Friday evening, September 18,
entering privately owned Palestinian lands closed to Israelis by the
regional commander’s orders. A Palestinian villager of Palestinian Susya ran
to the spot and

chased them away.

The next day, an army bulldozer blocked roads from Birin and Shab A Botom.

In Hebron, on Monday, two settlers attacked a Palestinian boy at Tel
Rumeida. Army forces intervened and distanced the assailants.

Around Hebron this week, the occupation forces demolished four structures in
A-Tayube, two in Halhul, and another inside the city of Hebron.

To join Ta`ayush in The South Hebron Hills this Saturday call 055-2770168

Please make an effort to register no later than Thursday evening, so we can
organize the transportation and the activity properly. Unfortunately, we
will not be able to guarantee registration afterwards.

Please bring an ID/passport, a hat, water and food for the day.

It is advised to take into consideration cultural differences in the choice
of clothing.



Palestinian Jordan Valley and the West Bank Hill Range

On Monday, Israeli activists accompanied shepherds in Auja in the southern
Palestinian Jordan Valley. The grazing went unhampered, but the shepherds
said that without accompaniment they don’t dare to even try going out with
the flocks. A

similar report came from nearby Nu’eima as well.

In Hamra, too, in the northern Palestinian Jordan Valley, shepherd
accompaniment went unhampered, and there too people reported that without
Israeli accompaniers, Palestinian shepherds don’t dare using grazing grounds
near settlements.

At Deir Jarir in the West Bank hill range a set pattern has been
established: on days when the shepherds went grazing unaccompanied, settlers
and their flocks came to harass them and forced them to get away. On
Tuesday, Wednesday and

Thursday, when the shepherds were accompanied, settlers and their flocks
were seen from afar, but kept their distance.

Accompaniment of Palestinian shepherds to grazing grounds in both areas,
West Bank Hill range and the Auja area, involves a great number of
activists, and many more are needed during the next few weeks.

To join, please contact Arik: 050-5607034



Throughout the West Bank

On Friday the weekly protest at Hares village (Salfit district) took place.
The Israeli army blocked the exit from the village and like in previous
weeks, a noontime prayer was held by about 100 people, close to this
blockage. The

protest took place without clashes. Although the demonstration ended prior
to 14:00 (the time of lockdown), the commander of the military force
demanded identification of two Israeli activists present, notifying them
that they are taking

part in a crowding that violates the Corona-virus limitations, and the
police will send them fine documents for not keeping their distance.

For joining the Hares Friday demo, please contact Aviv – avivsky@gmail.com

On the same day, September 18, two more Palestinian protest actions were
reported, to which the Israeli army responded with crowd dispersal means -
one in Qaddoum village (Qalqiliya district) and the other at Assira Al
Qibliya (Nablus

district).

Towards the end of the week, two cases were reported of vandalism in olive
tree groves, probably by settlers. On Friday about 50 grown olive trees were
sabotaged and harmed in three different groves of the village of A-Sawiya
(Nablus

district), and on Saturday Palestinians discovered that settlers had
vandalized about 200 olive trees in Bidiya (Salfit district), as well as
damages to stone terraces. Previous years’ experience shows that vandalism
against olive trees

is exacerbated towards the olive harvest season that takes place in October-
November.

Finally, in Natanya on Tuesday, activists replaced flags of the UAE and
Bahrain - hung in town honoring the signature of hollow agreements - with
Palestinian flags.



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