Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem are losing their homes to Israeli settlers. It’s happening through a process of evictions and demolitions. Sandra Gathmann went to East Jerusalem for #AJStartHere to explain what’s happening and why.

This film was shot in August 2023, before the war on Gaza.

Chapters:
00:00 intro
02:10 - Sandra meets Noura Ghaith-Sub Laban, who’s been evicted.
03:35 - What happened in 1948 and the Green Line
04:55 - How Israel applies Israeli law in East Jerusalem
06:00 - The significance of the 1970 Legal & Administrative Matters Law
06:37 - “Protected tenancy” for Palestinians
07:15 - How Israeli settler organisations are operating in East Jerusalem
08:38 - Sheikh Jarrah and the Salem family
11:22 - Zoning restrictions in East Jerusalem
13:25 - Silwan and demolition orders in Al Bustan
15:30 - How Israeli settlements are expanding in East Jerusalem

This episode features:
Noura Ghaith-Sub Laban
Mounir Nusseibeh, Human Rights Lawyer & Academic, Al-Quds University
Amy Cohen, Director of Intl Relations & Advocacy, Ir Amim
Fatima Salem
Ibrahim Salem
Yonatan Yosef, Jerusalem City Councilman
Arieh King, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
Nidal al-Rajabi


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