TWENTY-TWO HOURS IN SHEIKH JARRAH
January 14, 2010: a concert in Sheikh Jarrah featuring the politically-charged musical groups DAM and System Ali.
January 15, 2010: the weekly demonstration against house evictions at the same location.
The problem: only one permit for public gatherings was issued for the week.
The result: mass arrests at the demonstration.
The Palestine Monitor offers a first-hand account of these two days. All photos were taken by Brady Ng.
- A sign at the concert in Sheikh Jarrah.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- DAM performing for the crowd.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Even the authorities were checking out the show.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- It wouldn’t be a solidarity concert without a Palestinian flag floating in the air.
- Photo:Brady Ng
The weekly protest against house evictions in Sheikh Jarrah begins with a meeting at Mashbir Plaza in West Jerusalem, followed by a march to East Jerusalem. On January 15, however, eight police cars were waiting at the meeting point and broke up the crowd. Protestors and activists then had to cancel the march, and proceed to Sheikh Jarrah in small groups instead.
- The next day, protestors gather for the weekly protest against house evictions in Sheikh Jarrah.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- The Israeli authorities face the protestors.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Not a dialogue.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Israeli police moving in for arrests.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- A protestor being escorted to the police van.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Now, he’s being carried to the police van.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- The police officers took polaroid portraits of many protestors.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Peace and solidarity.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- The authorities continue to break up the protest.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Protestors are taken away one by one.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Those who were more vocal are forcefully removed from Sheikh Jarrah.
- Photo: Brady Ng
- Others are walked out of the area.
- Photo: Brady Ng
Preliminary reports suggest that up to seventeen protestors were arrested on January 15 in Sheikh Jarrah. Numerous others had their identification documents taken, and the police recorded their names and other personal information.
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