Silwan: the Palestinian neighbourhood that’s a microcosm of Israel’s ethnic cleansing
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February 8, 2026
Jawad Siam is an activist and a resident of Silwan, a Palestinian neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem next to the old city. As we sit drinking coffee, he points to a plot of land adjacent to his home. No justice within the Israeli ‘legal’ system He tells the Canary: Settlers took this in June 2017. […]
By Charlie Jaay
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