In Jerusalem’s Silwan, Israeli settlers wage another battle to takeover Palestinian homes
Channel: Mondoweiss
Date: 2021-06-09

In occupied East Jerusalem, just a few kilometers away from Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli settlers are waging another intense battle to forcibly evict Palestinians in the neighborhood of Batn al-Hawan in Silwan. A settler organization by the name of Ateret Cohanim has ongoing legal proceedings to evict 81 Palestinian families, numbering 436 people, with the goal of replacing them with Jewish settlers. The group has already taken over several Palestinian homes in the nieghborhood, and with the help of the Israeli government and judicial system, has successfully forced out over a dozen Palestinian families.