The Latest Breaking News from Sheikh Jarrah

Israel-Hamas war emboldens East Jerusalem settlers eyeing Palestinian homes

In East Jerusalem, tensions between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians they are trying to dislodge have been rising in the context of the war in Gaza. Our reporters visited the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and the Old City, which are symbolic of what Palestinians say is a wider effort to remove…

France 24 · Dec 19, 2023

Israeli land registration threatens Palestinian mass expulsion

Palestinians fear a continuing Israeli plan to resolve property ownership claims will evict them from their homes.

Al Jazeera · Dec 30, 2022

Israeli Officers Warn against Security Chaos Erupting in Ramadan

Israeli security service officials have joined the warnings issued by Palestinian civil society and political leaders against potential escalation of violence by far-right proponents who are supported by Israeli police officers. The escalation by far-right activists portends a major security explosion in Jerusalem, especially with the advent of Islam’s holy…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022

Israeli police scatter Palestinian protesters in Sheikh Jarrah

Reporters observed Israeli border police charging protesters with horses in occupied East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2022

Israeli settler, police violence before Sheikh Jarrah expulsion

Palestinians say intensified police and settler presence come to lay groundwork for family’s forced displacement.

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2022

Israeli lawmaker opens office in disputed East Jerusalem area

A far-right Israeli lawmaker set up a makeshift office in the disputed East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Monday in what he called a show of support for Jewish settlers there.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

Palestinians, Israeli Police Clash as Controversial Lawmaker Visits Jerusalem Flashpoint

Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, during a visit by a controversial far-right Jewish lawmaker that inflamed tensions. Police said they arrested eight people during the day for suspected involvement in "public riots and violence," in the area of annexed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2022

Arrests made as Israeli lawmaker visits East Jerusalem flashpoint

Scuffles broke out as Itamar Ben Gvir of the far-right Religious Zionism alliance opened an office in Sheikh Jarrah.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2022

Destruction of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem goes to ICC

Israel is taken to the International Criminal Court as it continues to demolish Palestinian homes.

Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2022

Jerusalem: evictions show how urban planning is being weaponised against Palestinians

One olive in my garden is better than anything material in the whole world.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022