A wider plan to boost Jewish settlements
> Fahamiya Shamasneh has been living in her home for the last 50 years. > Israel’s supreme court has set a deadline of Wednesday for the family to vacate the house. > Their house will be given to Jewish Israelis, as part of a plan to boost Jewish settlements. > Under a law, Jews can claim ownership rights. However, no such law exists for Palestinians. > Israel’s annexation of Jerusalem has never been recognised by international community. > 200,000 Jews live in east Jerusalem in settlement homes considered illegal.