House demolition in A-Tur, East Jerusalem, June 2009. A Day after the municipality of Jerusalem announced it'd stop demolishing homes in East Jerusalem, Abu-Jumaa's house in A-Tur was demolished (Photo: Activestills)

Municipality of Jerusalem issues demolition orders to displace 19 Palestinian residents

Inspectors of Jerusalem municipality on Monday handed a demolition warrant to a Palestinian family notifying them that two residential buildings are scheduled to be demolished, potentially displacing 19 people. According to Ma’an Palestinian News Agency, the Siyam family where told that the buildings in Silwan neighborhood would be demolished “because they were constructed without the…

A Christmas tree made of razor wire and tear gas grenades is displayed in Manger Square, Bethlehem as part of an activist art exhibit, December 21, 2013. The exhibit, titled, "Chic Art + Resistance" is a project by Brazilian-Palestinian artist Sami Musa and activist Mohammed Khatib. Their goal is to use art as a metaphor to talk about the Palestinian struggle against occupation. Tear gas canisters, razor wire, and sound bombs are used to capture the experiences of the activists struggling against the Israeli wall and settlements (Photo: Activestills)

Knesset speaker nixes Christmas tree

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) turned down on Sunday a request from a Hadash Knesset member to place a Christmas tree on prominent display in the parliament’s building.  MK Hanna Sweid (Hadash), sent a letter to the speaker Thursday urging him to order the placing of the Christmas tree “at the entrance [to the Knesset],…

African asylum seekers march in Tel Aviv to protest prolonged detention, arrests made during "freedom marches" earlier in the week (Photo: Activestills)

Human rights and gay rights activists rally in Tel Aviv

Thousands of African migrants, mostly Sudanese and Eritreans, and human rights activists marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday night shouting “freedom” and “no more prison,” in protest of the implementation of the Israeli government policy to imprison most illegal migrants. The protesters demanded that they will not be sent to detention facilities in the Negev…