Action Alert: YWCA of Palestine and World YWCA call for action to end forced eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
Action Alert: YWCA of Palestine and World YWCA call for action to end forced eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
In the early morning of Sunday August 2, 2009 Israeli police, accompanied by members of the Israeli occupation forces, forcibly evicted eight Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
Israel, as the occupying power in East Jerusalem, is prohibited under international humanitarian law from destroying private property unless such destruction is considered necessary for military operations. But for many Palestinians, their homes are under constant threat of destruction. The Hanoun and Ghawi families, evicted on Sunday to make room for Jewish settlers, are the latest victims of Israel’s illegal settlement plan across East Jerusalem. The Hanoun family is next door to the YWCA of Jerusalem, the national headquarters of the YWCA of Palestine.
The YWCA of Palestine in East Jerusalem provides vocational and leadership training for women and girls.