Israel Police Evict Jerusalem Residents From Disputed Houses

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Israeli border police officers stand next to the ruins of a Palestinian house demolished by the Jerusalem municipality, in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Wednesday evicted Palestinian residents from a disputed property in a flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood and demolished the building, days after a tense standoff.

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The predawn demolition took place in Sheikh Jarrah, an east Jerusalem neighborhood where attempts by Jewish settlers to evict longtime Palestinian residents have sparked protests that last year helped lead to an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants.


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MTL
MTL
2 years ago

Why demolish the building? Why not leave it for the Jews?

ah GROIS gelechter!
ah GROIS gelechter!
2 years ago

the ONLY language these Pali Chayous understand.

Aviva Cohen
Aviva Cohen
2 years ago

Those palestinian squatters NEVER owned the land.
They NEVER PURCHASED IT.
IT WAS JEWISH PROPERTY ALWAYS

JacquiB
JacquiB
2 years ago

Since this land is either owned by Jews or by the Jewish State, as proven in a court of law, there is no way the house built on the land can, or should, be described as palestinian.

Shmuel
Shmuel
2 years ago

The misleading headline says “Jerusalem residents.” Those dirty arabs are “Jerusalem residents” in the same sense as Genghis Khan’s Mongols where Baghdad residents.

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
2 years ago

It seems a lot of what the Israeli police do is kicking people out of houses.