Sheikh Jarrah: Land, legacy, and conflict in Jerusalem’s history
Sheikh Jarrah is a neighborhood in east Jerusalem, located east of Bar-Lev Boulevard. No other neighborhood in the city ...
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On This Day: Ottomans surrender Jerusalem in World War I
The British would continue to hold onto the city until fully withdrawing from Mandatory Palestine in 1948. However, the battle itself wasn't over just yet. Fighting over Jerusalem would continue ...
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Israel evicts Palestinians after East Jerusalem legal battle
Under Israeli law, Jews can reclaim property lost when Jordan occupied East Jerusalem in the war of 1948-9. Israel has occupied ... Shamasnehs after a long legal battle. "The eviction of the ...
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‘Image of Victory,’ Netflix’s new Israeli war drama, revisits the capture of a kibbutz in 1948
(JTA) – The story of Israel’s 1948 war for independence is told through ... Inspired by the real-life battle for control of Kibbutz Nitzanim, during which Egyptian forces overpowered the ...