Rami Hannoun; 23/4/09
The Hannouns are one of three families who have had been ordered by an Israeli court to leave their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. The families, refugees who lost their original houses when they were occupied in 1948, say they were allowed to build new houses on land allocated by the United Nations under Jordanian administration. A Jewish organisation, the Committee for Sephardic Jews which operated during the British mandate in Palestine, claims ownership of the land it says it lost during riots before 1948. The Israeli foreign ministry, the prime minister’s office and the Jerusalem municipality all declined to comment on the case, saying the dispute was a “private matter” between citizens argued out in court. East Jerusalem is, under international law, an occupied territory and Israel has no authority to change its composition.
See: http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/04/200942113442574340.html
Tags: Israel Terrorism, Settlers