Activists protest Jerusalem evictions
- 12 years ago
Activists demonstrate against Jewish settlements in a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem.
Jewish settlers have laid claim to plots of land in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, and are battling to evict dozens of Palestinian families from their homes.
A settler, who appears to have been injured, uses a dog to try to force the protesters back.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed not to accept limits on the building of Jewish enclaves within Jerusalem, including Arab east Jerusalem.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HEBREW UNIVERSITY STUDENT, SUHAIR ASAAD, SAYING:
"This is escalating because there might be an eviction of the Al-Kurd family. This demonstration is especially for this reason, and in general for all the latest attacks from settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Our message is clear. We will never be quiet at house evictions in Sheikh Jarrah."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said Arab east Jerusalem will be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
Nick Rowlands, Reuters.
Jewish settlers have laid claim to plots of land in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, and are battling to evict dozens of Palestinian families from their homes.
A settler, who appears to have been injured, uses a dog to try to force the protesters back.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed not to accept limits on the building of Jewish enclaves within Jerusalem, including Arab east Jerusalem.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HEBREW UNIVERSITY STUDENT, SUHAIR ASAAD, SAYING:
"This is escalating because there might be an eviction of the Al-Kurd family. This demonstration is especially for this reason, and in general for all the latest attacks from settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Our message is clear. We will never be quiet at house evictions in Sheikh Jarrah."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said Arab east Jerusalem will be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
Nick Rowlands, Reuters.