Sheikh Jarrah residents organize in the face of mass house evictions
East Jerusalem 7 April 2009
“We are like the roots of a tree. The Israelis may cut us in places, but we will never die. We will not be transplanted from Jerusalem. I will not leave this house,” Maher Hanun tells a crowded room of Palestinian community members supported by Israeli and international solidarity activists. Jeff Pickert writes from occupied East Jerusalem. Read more about Sheikh Jarrah residents organize in the face of mass house evictions