OCCUPIED JERUSALEM Israeli occupation forces demolished the home of a Palestinian family and arrested at least 18 people as they carried out a forced displacement order in the sensitive East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah early Wednesday.The looming displacement of other families from Sheikh Jarrah in May last year fuelled an 11-day unrest between Israel and armed
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Jerusalem authorities have said the land will be used to build a school, but the eviction may raise tensions in a neighborhood that has become a symbol of Palestinian opposition.
Israeli police demolished the home of a Palestinian family and arrested at least 18 people as they carried out a controversial eviction order in the sensitive east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah early on January 19.