Silwan
Eight Year-Old Violently Arrested in Silwan
Special police forces raided the house of 8 year-old Ali Siyam this afternoon and illegaly arrested him, causing injury requiring hospitalization to both his aunt and father.
Injured Jerusalem Teen Dies of Wounds
Milad Ayyash, the 17 year-old who was critically injured yesterday in East Jerusalem passed away at the Muqassed Hospital, after all attempts to save his life failed. The killing comes as tensions soar over upcoming Nakba anniversary.
Teen Critically Injured as Israel Cracks Down on Nakba Demos
17 year-old was critically injured from live fire in East Jerusalem. An American protester suffered serious head injury after being hit by a tear-gas projectile shot directly at him from close range.
Member of Silwan Neighborhood Committee Banished from Jerusalem on Day of Planned Eviction and Installment of a New Settlement
Adnan Gheith at the Silwan Protest Tent Earlier This Year.
Picture Credit: Wadi Hilweh Information Center
Adnan Gheith, a member of the Al-Bustan Neighborhood Committee and a dignitary of Silwan, was officially notified today that an order expelling him from Jerusalem will come into effect at 5 PM today. The order is not part of a judicial process, does not include charges and is based on secret material. An appeal for an injunction will be filed at the Israeli High Court later today. The order will come into force on the very day of the eviction of a Silwan house, and the planned installment of a new settlement there.
Israel Uses British Emergency Law to Banish Activist
Mandate-era regulation invoked to stifle protest against Jewish settler groups in East Jerusalem
Help Silwan Resident Adnan Gheith Stay in Jerusalem
Palestinians know the Occupation in and out - we live under it our entire lives, but being in Adnan Gheith's position is hard to imagine even for the most experienced. It is hard to believe that something like this is even possible, and what Israel is trying to do to him must be stopped.
IDF general uses 1945 law to bar East J'lem resident from capital
British Mandate law allows authorities to expel a resident from his hometown without the need for a criminal indictment or evidence that would indicate illegal activity.
Israel uses arcane law to try to expel Palestinian
Israel is invoking an arcane military law to try to temporarily expel a Palestinian protest leader from his native east Jerusalem and if successful, Palestinians warn the measure could further hobble efforts to salvage moribund peace process.
Israeli Home Front Commander to Expel Member of Silwan Neighborhood Committee from Jerusalem
On November 28th Adnan Gheith, a member of the Al-Bustan Neighborhood Committee and a dignitary of Silwan, was served with a letter informing him that Yair Golan, the Israeli Home Front Commander, is intending to expel him from Jerusalem for a period of four months. The expulsion is to be executed based on an Administrative Order – with no charges and no evidence – by power of the Emergency Defense Orders established under the British Mandate. Gheith’s lawyer was informed that the expulsion is intended to curb Gheith’s political activity, since the security apparatus considers him to be a central instigator of unrest in Silwan.
Demolition Orders Issued in Silwan as Main Road Collapses A Second Time
The Jerusalem Municipality issued eight demolition orders today, applying to Palestinian homes in the Silwan quarter of East Jerusalem. On the same evening, he main street of Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan collapsed at the same point it collapsed on January, due to structural damage caused by subterranean excavations held by “City of David”’s settelers
Adnan Gheith at the Silwan Protest Tent Earlier This Year
