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20 Apr, 6 tweets, 6 min read
Hundreds of Palestinians are on the verge of being kicked out of their homes in #SheikhJarrah, Jerusalem. Palestinian rights groups are calling on advocates to tell @SecBlinken and @HadyAmr that #DispossessionIsAWarCrime, and to sign this petition bit.ly/StopJerusalemE…
🚨IN MAY, FOUR PALESTINIAN FAMILIES WILL BE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES. #SaveSheikhJarrah: Advocates are calling on you to sign this petition & call your elected reps to demand an end to Israel’s settlement expansion in #Jerusalem. @SecBlinken @HadyAmr 👇
bit.ly/StopJerusalemE…
🚨#StopJerusalemExpulsions: In the Silwan neighborhood of Al -Bustan, 105 houses, representing 1550 Palestinians, are facing home demolition as soon as May 11th to make way for King David Park tourist site. Advocates want you to sign this petition:

bit.ly/StopJerusalemE…
Private American-backed Israeli settler orgs and the Israeli govt are collaborating to build illegal settlements and kick Palestinians out of Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhoods of #Jerusalem. #SaveSheikhJarrah.
bit.ly/StopJerusalemE… @SecBlinken @HadyAmr
Time is running out for #SheikhJarrah! Eight Palestinian families will be kicked out of their homes between May and August. Rights advocates are pressuring @SecBlinken @HadyAmr to condemn Israel’s illegal settlement activities.
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bit.ly/StopJerusalemE…
Palestinian residents of #SheikhJarrah in #Jerusalem are facing imminent displacement. In May, four families will be forced from their homes as a result of Israel’s continued illegal settlement activities.
bit.ly/StopJerusalemE…

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21 Apr
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