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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Israeli Occupation Forces Lock down Sheikh Jarrah Neighborhood</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">February 18, 2022<br></div>
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Israeli forces suppress a Palestinian protest against house evictions in Sheikh Jarrah. (Photo: Activestills)
<p>Israeli occupation forces imposed a nearly full lockdown of the
occupied East Jerusalem Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Thursday, the
official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">"For some Israeli lawmakers, a Palestinian’s home
is the perfect place to set up a makeshift office. All it takes is a
tent, a plastic folding table, and an entourage of armed Jewish
settlers". <a href="https://twitter.com/m7mdkurd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@m7mdkurd</a> <a href="https://t.co/0QN2Yl146F">https://t.co/0QN2Yl146F</a></p>
<p>— Ben White (@benabyad) <a href="https://twitter.com/benabyad/status/1493908060062068740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>According to WAFA, the lockdown was imposed shortly after dozens of
Palestinian citizens and peace activists were assaulted by the forces.</p>
<p>WAFA correspondent said Israeli Police physically assaulted
Palestinians and solidarity activists outside the home of the Salem
family – who are facing a risk of forceful Israeli expulsion – in the
neighborhood and injured many of them.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">“They’re creating facts on the ground. [Israeli
forces] are trying to get people used to the checkpoints, so when they
come to evict… they’re already in control of the area,” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SheikhJarrah?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SheikhJarrah</a> resident, Raeda Haj Mahmoud tells <a href="https://twitter.com/zenatahhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zenatahhan</a> <a href="https://t.co/QyMXeXUqVc">https://t.co/QyMXeXUqVc</a></p>
<p>— Mohammed El-Kurd (@m7mdkurd) <a href="https://twitter.com/m7mdkurd/status/1494428750171287554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Paramedics attempting to provide first aid to the injured were also denied entry into the neighborhood by the police, she added.</p>
<p>Tensions remained high in the neighborhood over the past week as
extreme right-wing Israelis led by Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir set
up a makeshift office in the neighborhood, provoking its residents and
drawing confrontations from time to time.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Amnesty International warned Israel on Tuesday
that forcible transfer of Palestinians under occupation amounts to a war
crime, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="https://t.co/a3ckL7osPN">https://t.co/a3ckL7osPN</a> <a href="https://t.co/iAIzH8wtch">pic.twitter.com/iAIzH8wtch</a></p>
<p>— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) <a href="https://twitter.com/PalestineChron/status/1494084182343098380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Following the move, dozens of settlers raided the neighborhood just
after midnight, pelting stones at Palestinian homes and damaging cars.</p>
<p>Currently, 37 Palestinian families live in Sheikh Jarrah, six of them
are facing imminent eviction. Since 2020, Israeli courts have ordered
the eviction of 13 Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah.</p>
<p><em>(WAFA, PC, Social Media)</em></p>
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