Sheikh Jarrah has historically housed on of the largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Old City in Jerusalem. The demolitions of Sheikh Jarrah are a clear indication of the continued policy of ethnic cleansing in the future Palestinian capital.

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Sheikh Jarrah has been a Muslim neighborhood since long before the UN partition of 1948. According to the Ottoman census in 1905, the Sheikh Jarrah sub-district housed 167 Muslim families.

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Children of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood watch the demonstration from a fence. Sheikh Jarrah is currently home to 28 families.

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Israelis soldiers stand guard during the protest. Soldiers carry small pistols and wear caps, as opposed to the full riot gear, helmets, and semi-automatic weapons utilised during demonstrations in the West Bank.

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Majed Hannoun and his wife stand across the street from their former home. After living in his house for 54 years, Israel removed Hannoun’s family and two other families three months ago without compensation.

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Israeli soldiers stand guard in front of Hannoun’s former home. Three Israeli families now illegally occupy the residence while awaiting its demolition and grand reconstruction.

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Four Muslim houses have already been confiscated and destroyed. Rubble and trash remain where families once lived.

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Residents of Sheikh Jarrah watch the protest through the gates of their home.

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Jewish settlers of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood enjoy the protection of the Israeli military.

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The protest ends with a rally in a nearby park, attracting the attention of passing cars.