A year after the Sheikh Jarrah events gripped public attention, its residents are still experiencing threats of demolition and displacement from the Israeli military forces. In the early morning of 19 January, at 3 A.M, a fleet of police cars belonging to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stormed the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Palestine and barricaded it. Around the same time, citizen journalist and activist Muna El-Kurd posted screenshots of a chat between herself and another civilian in Sheikh Jarrah, saying that Israeli forces have surrounded the home of the Salhiya family. According to the screenshots, the Salhiya family, one of the families that have resided in the neighborhood for generations, was detained – the elderly, women, and children included – and the home was consequently emptied. Only a few nights before, the middle-aged patriarch of the Salhiya family, Mahmoud Salhiya,was camped out with his family in front of his home to demonstrate his adamance at protecting his home. https://twitter.com/jennineak/status/1483279348740542469?s=21 “My message to the Jerusalemites: do not leave your home. Even if the police threatened you to leave, die in your house with dignity! We have nothing left here in…
Israeli Forces Demolish the Salhiya Family Home in Sheikh Jarrah
January 19, 2022
