The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 16, 2024 Sheikh Jarrah: Israeli Court Orders Three Palestinian Families Be Forced Out of Their Homes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In news from occupied East Jerusalem, an Israeli court ordered the forced removal of three Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The families have lived in their homes for more than half a century and have been battling attempts by Israeli settlers to evict them since 2009. .