Here in Jerusalem, we Palestinians are still fighting for our homes
by Mohammed El-Kurd from on (#5MP81)
The world has looked away, but in Sheikh Jarrah the effort to dispossess us has not slowed down
A few months ago, the world's attention was on Sheikh Jarrah, my neighbourhood in occupied Jerusalem. For decades, Israeli settlers, backed by their state, have been trying to displace us from our homes and colonise our neighbourhood. The UN called these forcible expulsions a war crime. I call this theft - because it is.
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