Israeli soldiers arrest Givara Budeiri, an Al Jazeera journalist, during a protest in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Saturday.—AP
JERUSALEM: For decades, Sheikh Jarrah was just another neighbourhood in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, but its story has gone viral online since protests flared against the planned expulsion of Palestinians from houses there.
“We have managed... not just to shed light on settlement in Jerusalem but also on the rights of Palestinians to defend themselves, their right to resist the occupier, and their right to their own narrative,” said Muhammad el-Kurd.
The 23-year-old poet and writer, one of those facing the loss of their homes, has worked tirelessly to publicise the issue and in the process gained more than 180,000 Twitter followers and more than half a million on Instagram.