Police arrest six peace activists protesting a new settlement in East Jerusalem

Six peace Israeli activists were arrested during a protest at the newly settlement “Ma’ale Zeitim” in Palestinian East Jerusalem on Friday. Just two days earlier, on Wednesday, extreme-right Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, Interior Minister Eli Yishai, Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan attended the dedication ceremony of…

Unprecedented police brutality at occupied East Jerusalem protest

Ten activists were detained and held for questioning over blocking roadways at a protest in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem yesterday, late Friday (July 9, 2010). The Palestinian district is the site of weekly demonstrations against the takeover of local residents’ homes by Israeli settlers. The demonstrations are frequently attended by Israeli…

5,000 Jewish and Arab peace activists rallied East Jerusalem against settlers

5,000 Jewish and Arab peace activists rallied East Jerusalem against settlers

Some 5,000 Jewish and Arab peace activists rallied tonight (Saturday, March 6), among them several members of Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of Israel) in the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem in order to protest against the settlement of Jews in the area and the evacuation of Arab families from their homes.

Palestinians Convicted of ‘Terror Acts’ Could Be Expelled from East Jerusalem

Israel’s interior minister may soon be able to deport hundreds of Palestinians by cancelling their Israeli citizenship or revoking their residency status in occupied East Jerusalem. The Knesset passed last year legislation allowing for the deportation of Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel or Palestinians residents of East Jerusalem if they are convicted of a terror act and have allegedly…

Occupation Forces Lock Down East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood

Israeli occupation forces imposed on Thursday evening a nearly full lockdown of occupied East Jerusalem’s highly-tense Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, shortly after dozens of local Palestinian citizens and Israeli peace activists supporting them in the neighborhood were assaulted by the forces. WAFA correspondent said Israeli Police physically assaulted Palestinians and solidarity activists outside the home of…

Hundreds of activists marched from West Jerusalem to the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah to stop the eviction of Palestinian families, January 18, 2018.

Hundreds Protest New Evictions in Occupied East Jerusalem

Hundreds of Israeli peace activists, among them members of Hadash, marched from central West Jerusalem to Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, on Friday, January 18, in solidarity with the families there who Israeli authorities want to evict.   In late November, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected the Sabag and Hamad families’ appeals…