Jerusalem Diaries: Issawiya, a Suffocated Palestinian Village in East Jerusalem

Written by The Alternative Information Center (AIC)



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From atop the hillside, the crux of Issawiya’s problems becomes evident, its decisive location. Circling around you see the Israeli military base, the tower of Hebrew University, the Jewish settlement of French Hill, and an Israeli military detention center. Next to the detention center is the Ring Road, vast land appropriated from Issawiya to build the E-1 settlement bloc, and in the distance, the imposing Jewish settlement of Ma’ale Adummim. In the middle of all this, cramped and constricted, lies Issawiya.


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