Thursday, 27 May, 2021 - 06:45
Demonstrators in front of the Israeli Central Court in Jerusalem protesting against the expulsion of Palestinians from Silwan (AFP) Tel Aviv - Asharq Al-Awsat
An Israeli court Wednesday postponed a hearing in a case that could see 86 Palestinian families expelled from their homes in Batn al-Hawa, east Jerusalem s Silwan district.
Head of the Committee for the Defense of Silwan Fakhri Abu Diyad said that the court was not able to issue a ruling in favor of the settlers thanks to the recent protests against the forced expulsions in Sheikh Jarrah.
He stressed that the decision to “evict” the families from their houses in favor of the settlers is politically motivated.
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court Wednesday postponed a hearing in a case that could see two Palestinian families expelled from their homes in occupied east Jerusalem’s Silwan district so Jewish settlers can move in, their lawyer said. The delayed hearing on the dispute comes less than three weeks after a similar case in the city’s Sheikh Jarrah district sparked the tensions that