Israel is intensifying efforts to reshape the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, using legal and bureaucratic measures to advance settlement expansion and displace Palestinian residents, according to a new report by the human rights group Ir Amim. The report details state-backed housing projects and land registration processes that threaten to remove hundreds of Palestinian families, particularly in the Umm Haroun and Karm Al-Jaouni sections, under the guise of urban renewal and historic reclamation. Residents describe years of mounting pressure from eviction orders, court battles, and rising rents, with many forced to leave homes their families have occupied for generations. Human rights organizations warn that these actions form part of a broader strategy to transform Sheikh Jarrah into a major Israeli enclave, severing Palestinian Jerusalem from surrounding neighborhoods and accelerating demographic change. Despite international condemnation and legal opinions declaring such evictions illegal, Israeli authorities maintain these are private property disputes, while Palestinian families continue to face uncertainty and displacement.
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