Supreme Court Orders Eviction of 12 Families from Their Homes in Silwan for Settlers
The Israeli Supreme Court this week summarily rejected a request for leave to appeal filed by dozens of members of the Sarhan family, definitively ruling that they must vacate their homes in Silwan in favor of settlers affiliated with Ateret Cohanim. The decision probably exhausts all remaining legal avenues to prevent the eviction. Settlers are expected to initiate enforcement proceedings in the near future, and unless the government intervenes to halt the eviction, approximately 12 nuclear families from the Sarhan family, comprising dozens of individuals, could be forced from their homes within a matter of months.
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