Mayor defends plan to raze Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem
Ha’aretz June 22, 2010
“Settlers threaten to forcibly evict East Jerusalem Palestinians”
Ha’aretz June 23, 2010
“Jerusalem master plan: Expansion of Jewish enclaves across the city”
Ha’aretz June 28, 2010
“Sheikh Jarrah construction started despite tensions in Silwan”.
JPost, June 29,2010
History relates that while Ancient Rome burned the Emperor Nero played on his lyre. One historian even related that there were rumours that Nero had some of the fires set, in order to facilitate his vision of a new and improved Rome.
Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat boasts of all the festivals and cultural accomplishments that he is enlightening Jerusalem with. As he and his settler allies kindle and fan the flames in East Jerusalem, and pursue their plans to “Judaize” the Palestinian neighbourhoods, Barkat will applaud himself with grand speeches at the festivals.
What does Barkat care if he destroys any chance for peace, expels people from their homes and create chaos and violence throughout the city, and perhaps the entire Middle East.
In the coming days and weeks Sheikh Jarrah activists will be wherever necessary in order to douse the flames – In Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah, we’ll be there. When Barkat flaunts himself at the festivals we’ll be waiting for him to give him a clear message –
“No to Jewish Settlements in East Jerusalem” and “Stop the expulsions of Palestinians”
This Friday at 4PM we’ll be back in Sheikh Jarrah.
We will continue to keep a presence in Silwan in order to stop the settlers.
http://www.en.justjlm.org/?p=129
And we will confront Barkat at various places around the city in the near future
(details to follow).
Please come and join the fire brigade.
