Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem that has been experiencing forced expulsions by the Israeli Defense Force. Hundreds of families have been protesting the evictions of six Palestinian families, and as a result, over 200 Palestinians have been injured and several arrested after reported violence of Israeli settlers. According to an official statement from the people of Sheikh Jarrah from March that listed their demands, Israeli settlers have succeeded in controlling four and a half homes and displacing a number of families in Sheikh Jarrah since 1972. “In early 2021, the Occupation’s Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court issued a new decision giving the families of al-Jaouni, al-Qasim, Iskafi and El-Kurds until May 2 to vacate their homes, and gave the families of al-Daoudi, al-Dajani and Hammad until August. In addition, the court issued a decision to dispossess the Al-Sabbagh family,” the statement reads. Below are three ways to help save the homes of the Sheikh Jarrah families, as suggested by sources directly on the Sheikh Jarrah land including writer Mohammed El Kurd whose family is in danger of losing their home. Ways To Help Save Sheikh Jarrah 1. Sign Petitions There are currently…
