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Hearing on Sunday, 10 June on the petition of Palestinians against the settlement in Batan al-Hawa (Silwan)

On Sunday, June 10th, the High Court of Justice is expected to hear a petition filed by 104 residents of Batan al-Hawa (Silwan) against the Custodian General demanding the cancellation of the transfer of their land to radical settlers. The petitioners are all representatives of Palestinian families against whom there are pending eviction lawsuits, based on a discriminatory law that permits Jews to reclaim properties in East Jerusalem that they lost in the war in 1948. The petitioners’ main arguments are related to the question of ownership of the 19th century Jewish trust that the settlers are claiming to represent today.

The evacuation claims against the Palestinians in Batan al-Hawa are part of a campaign of eviction lawsuits against entire neighborhoods in East Jerusalem (Batan al-Hawa, Umm Haroun and Karem Ja’ouni in Sheikh Jarrah).

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מפה של בטן אלהווא סילוואן, מאי 2018, Silwan May

Map of Batan al-Hawa, May 2018