Twelve institutions in support of Palestinian rights on the American scene demanded, through a communications campaign, directed to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the Speaker of the Democratic Majority in the House, Chuck Schumer, for immediate intervention to stop the Israeli decision to demolish 16 homes in the town of Silwan in occupied Jerusalem. The institutions considered that Pelosi and Schumer have the power to pressure Israel to stop the demolitions, and to stop the policy of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians. A statement issued by them said, since May 2021, hundreds of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem, including families in the Al-Bustan neighborhood, have faced the risk of arbitrary expulsion, noting that the United States’ support for Israel and the policy of silence about its crimes against the Palestinians encourage it to commit more ethnic cleansing practices. The campaign included texts proposed in case of contact with Pelosi and Schumer asking them to pressure the Israeli government immediately to stop the scheduled evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Silwan, Jerusalem. For further details, click here