Forcible Home Expulsions

Personal Story Trapped in a System That Seeks to Remove Them

Zoheir Rajabeh, a resident of Batn al-Hawa in Silwan, lives in limbo, while Israeli settlement organizations work with authorities to force his family out of their home.

Headshot of Mohammed El-Kurd of Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
Video Home Front: Mohammed El-Kurd

Mohammed El-Kurd, 14, narrates his experience of sharing his family home with the Jewish settlers who forcibly expelled the El-Kurds from the two-room extension they added in the 1990s.

Personal Story Living with the Ever-Present Threat of Expulsion

After 30 years of loving care, Samira’s home and garden convey serenity, but she stands to lose it all if Israel expels her from her home.

Personal Story Haunted by Waiting for Expulsion in Sheikh Jarrah

The al-Qasem family home in Sheikh Jarrah, home to three generations, is a target for Jewish settlers.

Personal Story When Your Right to Your Home and Safety Is Continuously Threatened

Amal describes the unimaginable stress under which they and their family live in Sheikh Jarrah.

Rifka El-Kurd resists Jewish settlers taking over part of her home in Sheikh Jarrah on December 1, 2009
Video The Takeover of Part of the Rifka El-Kurd Family Home in Sheikh Jarrah

What does a forcible home expulsion actually entail? 

A house in Wadi Yasul, Silwan, Jerusalem
Video Wadi Yasul: The Jerusalem Neighborhood Slated for Demolition and Replacement by the “Peace Forest”

Residents of Wadi Yasul share their daily lived realities as targets for intended erasure from the landscape.

Video Americans Are Complicit in Settler Aggressions That Dispossess Palestinians in Jerusalem

Americans are heavily involved in settler aggressions against Palestinians in Jerusalem that result in their dispossession.