Posts Tagged ‘Silwan’
Banning the northern Islamic Movement Demonstrates that for Arabs Israel is no Democracy
Demonstration against the banning of the northern wing of the Islamic Movement Netanyahu decided on November 17th to ban the northern wing of the Islamic Movement. A movement which is supported by about half of Israeli Palestinians. Netanyahu did this for nakedly political reasons, as Jonathan Cook shows in his article below. Raed Salah outside…
Read MoreThe Judaification of Jerusalem
Area in red shows 5 acres in middle Silwan targetted by Ateret Cohanim This article from Ha’aretz shows how the Israeli government is working hand in hand with Ateret Cohanim, a group which was established in 1978 with the express aim of the Judaification of Jerusalem. It specialised in buying up property or ‘reclaiming’ Jewish…
Read MoreRich American Zionists Fund the Dispossession of Palestinians in Jerusalem
An interesting article from the Liberal Zionist Forward on how rich American Zionists are funding the takeover of Palestinian property in East Jerusalem and thus deliberately stoking the conflict in Jerusalem as Palestinians are driven ot of ther own city. anti-eviction activists in Jerusalem Jewish settlers celebrate establishment of a permanent Jewish presence in East Jerusalem.…
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