The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS), Ahmed Aboul Gheit, affirmed that the displacement of residents from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem constitutes a full-fledged crime. Aboul Gheit called on the international community to intervene to prevent this move, which violates the most basic of Palestinian human rights and entrenches a system of apartheid in the occupied territories. He pointed out that the displacement targeting 28 homes housing about 500 Jerusalemites is taking place within the framework of an ongoing plan to Judaize East Jerusalem, especially the neighborhoods near the Old City, and to empty them of any Palestinian presence. Aboul Gheit further stressed the international community’s responsibility to exert pressure on Israel to end the forced displacement of Sheikh Jarrah’s residents, before any further escalation. For further details, click here