As legal Palestinian efforts to stop Israeli efforts to evict Palestinians from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah fail to produce results, Palestinians are appealing to the international community. Palestinians have invited diplomatic representatives in Jerusalem to visit the homes in the neighborhood and have asked for their support in putting a stop to the Israeli efforts to evict Palestinians. Court-ordered evictions are due to take place no later than May 2.
Fadi al-Hidmi, minister of Jerusalem affairs, told Al-Monitor that the international community must “stand up” against this violation of international law. “The international community needs to intervene immediately and urgently to put pressure on the Israeli government to stop the displacement of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied city, in light of the Israeli governmental and judicial institutions' insistence on flouting international decisions,” he said.
