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Wednesday September 22, 2010 13:59 by Circarre Parrhesia - IMEMC & Agencies
Riots have erupted in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, on Wednesday, following the killing of two Palestinian men by an Israeli private security guard.
Samer Sarhan, 32 years old, and another man, as of yet unidentified, were killed following an incident during which the Israeli police claim that the guard’s car was blocked in, and came under attack from a group throwing stones.
This, however, contradicts the claims of residents of the neighborhood, who stated that the two men were taxi drivers on their way to work, and were confronted by the guard.
According to Israel’s Channel 2 news, the guard is employed by a security company hired to protect Israeli residents living in occupied east Jerusalem.
Silwan is currently the site of dispute due to planned house demolition of Palestinian homes, and the retrospective legalization of settler’s homes.
Currently, 110 Palestinian homes are scheduled to be demolished to make way for the “City of David” excavations. The excavations, sanctioned by the Israeli controlled Jerusalem Municipality and Israel Antiquities Authority, will lead to an archeological park, have caused streets and a local girls school to suffer from patches of collapse in the Palestinian neighborhood, due to subsidence.
These talks come during renewed peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, where the status of occupied East Jerusalem is of primary concern.
http://www.imemc.org/article/59459
Riots have erupted in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, on Wednesday, following the killing of two Palestinian men by an Israeli private security guard.
Samer Sarhan, 32 years old, and another man, as of yet unidentified, were killed following an incident during which the Israeli police claim that the guard’s car was blocked in, and came under attack from a group throwing stones.
This, however, contradicts the claims of residents of the neighborhood, who stated that the two men were taxi drivers on their way to work, and were confronted by the guard.
According to Israel’s Channel 2 news, the guard is employed by a security company hired to protect Israeli residents living in occupied east Jerusalem.
Silwan is currently the site of dispute due to planned house demolition of Palestinian homes, and the retrospective legalization of settler’s homes.
Currently, 110 Palestinian homes are scheduled to be demolished to make way for the “City of David” excavations. The excavations, sanctioned by the Israeli controlled Jerusalem Municipality and Israel Antiquities Authority, will lead to an archeological park, have caused streets and a local girls school to suffer from patches of collapse in the Palestinian neighborhood, due to subsidence.
These talks come during renewed peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, where the status of occupied East Jerusalem is of primary concern.
http://www.imemc.org/article/59459