This past Saturday evening the Jerusalem Police lost the weekly demo in Sheikh Jarrah. When we started walking from the public park, where all the demonstrations are held, towards the Um Haroun section of Sheikh Jarrah the police ignored us an let us go on our way. As far as they were concerned, as long as we don’t go near the compound of the evicted families, everything is fine.
But we didn’t stop at Um Haroun. We walked west for another two minutes until we came to Jerusalem Road Number 1, the main road that separates East and West Jerusalem. There we carried out most of the demo, hundreds of protesters chanting, drumming and calling out to Free Sheikh Jarrah on that busy road.
The police never turned up. Perhaps they’re still looking for us.
Here’s a hint for them: They can find us in Silwan on Wednesday at 3:30 PM
They’ll find us when they try to destroy al-Araqib
They’ll find us when they try to evict people in Dahamash.
And they’ll find us whenever they act like facist thugs against democracy and human rights.
Im sure some police were in the vicinity but not in evocative uniform. It sometimes pays to keep a low profile and it does help to keep the peace.