RAMALLAH: Tensions are growing in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah despite the Israeli Supreme Court decision on March 1 to avoid evicting four Palestinian families from their homes. Far-right Knesset member Itamar Ben Gvir remains in the neighborhood, rallying the hard-line settler community. At the same time, Israeli police and border guards are still
A Palestinian family in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, which faces daily harassment and attacks by settlers, was offered $5 million to vacate their home, so that settlers can move in.