In a case filed by a settler organization, an Israeli court has issued order on Sunday over eviction of a Palestinian family from their home in East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Israeli court orders eviction of Palestinian family from own home in al-Quds
21 Jan 2020 - 10:55
In a case filed by a settler organization, an Israeli court has issued order on Sunday over eviction of a Palestinian family from their home in East Jerusalem al-Quds.
On Sunday, a Jerusalem magistrates’ court issued the order against the Rajabi family, who has been living in their three-story building since 1975, said the Israeli anti-settlement NGO Peace Now in a report on Monday.
It added that the lawsuit had been lodged by members of the pro-settlement Ateret Cohanim Organization against the family, who pledged to appeal the eviction order.
"There is no other home for me and my family to go to," said Nasser al-Rajabi, father of the family, adding that the youngest member of the family is 18 months old. The building houses 17 Palestinians.
“We reject this decision,” he vowed, stressing that they “are victims of a political game by the Israeli courts and the settler organizations.”
Mohammed Dahla, the family's lawyer, also said that they would file an appeal.
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