Abu Dis, Container (Wadi Nar), Mon 7.6.10, Afternoon
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Dafna S., Dvora G. (reporting)
Jun-7-2010
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Afternoon
15:00 Sheikh Jarrah (Shimon Hatzadik Street)
The family who lost everything are sitting outside their former home over which Israeli flags are flying.
Their sad story is well know, and the head of the family repeats it in enviable Hebrew. Three days after they were informed that they must vacate the house within a week, policemen broke down the front door, entered and threw out all the furniture which disappeared after a short time.
They were left in the street, where they have been sitting a few months.
We asked whether they had been offered alternative housing and the answer was "no." They say the house was built for them as refugees, and they occupied it in 1956.
Why were they thrown out? The answer is painful.
A group from the School of the Arts in Musrarra is here to document their story. They promised to send us their finished product so that we can put it on the internet.
16:00 Wadi Nar
All kinds of vehicles, including those carrying many workmen, cross with almost no checking.
A resident of one of the nearby houses came up to us to complain that the checkpoint is locked, and they are not allowed to cross in their cars.
We asked the soldiers and were promised that all those who live here may cross if they put in a request. We hope this will be the case.