Israel evicts Palestinian family from home of 53 years to make way for Jewish settlers

‘A Palestinian family spanning three generations has been evicted from their East Jerusalem home of 53 years to allow Israeli settlers to move in.
The Shamasne family of eight, including wheelchair-bound 84-year-old Ayyub and 75-year-old Fahamiya, were removed from their Sheikh Jarrah home early Tuesday morning after Israeli police officers, intelligence officers and special units arrived, Maan reports.
The Jerusalem Post reported the authorities were accompanied by three right-wing activists from the Israel Land Fund, run by Jerusalem City Councilman Arieh King, who were sent to take over the home.
Video footage from the eviction shows Mohammad Shamasne being stopped from getting back inside the house via the roof.
According to a 1970 Israeli law, Jewish citizens can reclaim properties in east Jerusalem owned by Jewish people before the 1948 war and the creation of the state of Israel, if they can prove ownership.
However, Palestinians expelled from their homes in what is now Israel don’t have the same protections. The Israelis who lost their homes in 1948 were given both compensation and alternative housing.’

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