Silwan

Silwan fights alone against Israeli colonization projects

Sunday-1-January-2023

Astonished Palestinians in Silwan in Occupied Jerusalem were awoken early in the morning on December 27 by dozens of Israeli settlers guarded by Israeli occupation forces seizing and fencing off a Palestinian land called "Al-Hamra Land" in the Al-Ain area.

IOA resumes levelling operations in Birkat al-Hamra

Sunday-1-January-2023

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) and Zionist associations on Sunday resumed carrying out levelling and excavation operations in Birkat al-Hamra area in Silwan town south of Al-Aqsa Mosque after seizing it.

Hadmi: Today’s land grab in Silwan “aggression against J’lem

Tuesday-27-December-2022

The Jerusalemite Commission Against Judaization has condemned the appropriation of “al-Hamra” land in the east Jerusalem district of Silwan by Jewish settlers on Tuesday describing the measure as “dangerous aggression against the holy city.”

Palestinian youths suffer breathing problems in Israeli raid in Silwan

Sunday-4-December-2022

Several Palestinian young men suffered breathing problems during a raid by the Israeli police into the Silwan town south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Sunday evening.

Dozens of Palestinian families in Silwan at risk of eviction

Friday-18-November-2022

Dozens of Palestinian families are threatened to be displaced from their homes in Silwan town south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem in favor of the Zionist organization Ateret Cohanim.

Israeli municipality raids homes summons owners in Silwan

Sunday-30-October-2022

A crew from the Israeli municipality and police forces raided on Sunday morning a number of Palestinian homes in Silwan district in Occupied Jerusalem.

Israeli police raid Silwan town south of Al-Aqsa

Saturday-15-October-2022

Israeli police stormed the town of Silwan south of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Saturday evening to protect Jewish settlers’ raids into the holy site.

Silwan’s Wadi al-Rababa rejects Judaization plans

Monday-29-August-2022

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have recently escalated plans to gain control over Wadi al-Rababa in Silwan town to the south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem as it constitutes the main gateway that connects the eastern and western areas of the occupied city.

Israeli plan to build Yemenite visitor center in Silwan

Tuesday-26-July-2022

Jerusalem affairs specialists have warned of an Israeli plan to build a Yemenite visitor center in Silwan district in Occupied Jerusalem as part of ongoing efforts to take over a neighborhood that allegedly belonged to Yemenite Jewry.