Published: 4 March 2022
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Judges say they can’t be evicted before ownership claims resolved; in separate case, court rules against returning Palestinian land in Hebron due to security concerns
High Court says four Palestinian families can stay in Sheikh Jarrah homes, for now (Times of Israel)
Palestinian lawyer says decision ‘preserves presence of Palestinians in their homes’; justices say families can’t be evicted before government resolves their ownership claims
Some Palestinians temporarily avoid eviction in new Israeli court ruling (Newsweek)
Top court rules against returning Palestinian land in Hebron due to security concerns (Haaretz)
Israel's High Court of Justice upheld the military's use of a Palestinian-owned compound in Hebron, arguing that 'returning the land … would significantly harm the security of the Israeli population in the area'
Jerusalem police uses excessive force against Palestinians, senior officials accuse (Haaretz)
Sources in the forces criticise the Jerusalem District commander's policies, saying officers seem like they're preparing for battle in East Jerusalem and warning of escalation in the city and elsewhere
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Israel surpasses 1,000 demolitions in the occupied West Bank since Joe Biden took office (The Intercept)
While the US president refuses to condition military aid, Israel has toppled more than twice as many Palestinian structures in the West Bank than it had by this point in Trump’s term
