SINCE the occupation of the West Bank began in 1967, Israeli governments have made persistent efforts to change the Arab character of East Jerusalem, eradicate all Palestinian signifiers, and engender a Jewish mass that will in turn create a new…
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Dark Cloud over Silwan
In November 2004, the Chief Engineer of the Jerusalem Municipality circulated a letter demanding “the removal of illegal construction in the neighborhood of the King’s Valley.” This is the Israeli term for al-Bustan, a neighborhood in the village of Silwan,…