Khalid Amayreh – Devouring Jerusalem
By Khalid Amayreh • Mar 27th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Culture and Heritage, Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Nakba and Right of Return, Newswire, Our Authors, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, ZionismIn its increasingly rabid efforts to consolidate control of traditionally Arab-East Jerusalem, Israel this week moved to suppress Palestinian cultural activities associated with the city being declared the capital of Arab culture for 2009.
On 19 March heavily armed paramilitary police violently dispersed a meeting at the Ambassador Hotel in East Jerusalem, confiscating posters, leaflets, placards [...]
