60 buildings there were in violation of Israeli zoning laws, he told Reuters. Palestinians in Silwan say

JERUSALEM( AFP)-Israel's supreme court was holding a hearing on Monday( Aug 2) on the case of Palestinian families facing expulsion by Israeli settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, an issue that sparked conflict in May. Dozens of people protested outside the court in Jerusalem in support of the Palestinians from the city's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and against" Israeli settlement", an AFP reporter said. Violent clashes in May over the possible Sheikh Jarrah evictions spread to Jerusalem's Al-Aqs

Jerusalem( AFP): Israel's supreme court delayed a decision Monday( Aug 2) in the case of Palestinian families facing expulsion by Israeli settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, an issue that exploded into armed conflict in May. Palestinians said they were offered the chance to remain in their properties in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood as" protected tenants" who would recognise Israeli ownership of the homes and pay a symbolic annual rent, but they refused." They placed a lot of pressure on us to